ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200776
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| Date: | Saturday 4 May 1929 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Moth Aircraft Corporation |
| Registration: | NC9704 |
| MSN: | 814 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Florida City, Miami-Dade County, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Florida City, Miami-Dade County, Florida |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 814: DH.60G [Gipsy I] Moth registered as G-AAAM [C of R 1727] 31.8.28 to Major-Gerald C. Maxwell, of Chrysler Motors [UK] Ltd, Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex. C of A 1650 issued 15.10.28 to Moth Aircraft Corporation, Lowell, Mass., USA. UK Registration cancelled as "sold" 26.10.28.
Re-registered in the USA as NC9704 in December 1928 to Moth Aircraft Corporation, Lowell, Mass. Flown by Lady Mary Heath from New York to Miami, Florida January 1929 [and possibly taken by her to USA November 1928?]. Registered as NC9704 4.29 to same owner.
Crashed and written off at Florida City, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Registration cancelled with effect from 4.5.29.
Florida City is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is the southernmost municipality in the South Florida metropolitan area. Florida City is primarily a Miami suburb
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AAAM.pdf
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/gb-registers-g-aa/g-aa-part-1?highlight=WyJnLWFhYW0iXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A.html
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-gipsy-moth-florida-city
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p008.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_City,_Florida
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2017 21:54 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Dec-2023 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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