ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26713
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 23-JUL-1933 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.84 Dragon |
| Operator: | Jim & Amy Mollison |
| Registration: | G-ACCV |
| C/n / msn: | 6014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Bridgeport, Connecticut -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pendine Sands, South Wales, UK |
| New York, NY |
Jim and Amy Mollison attempted a non-stop flight from England to New York in the de Havilland DH-84 Dragon I, G-ACCV, named "Seafarer". Although they successfully crossed the Atlantic, they were blown off course, and force landed down-wind in the dark at Bridgeport, Connecticut after flying for 39 hours over a distance of 3,300 miles at an average speed of 85 mph.
The aircraft overshot, and ran out of fuel less than 50 miles from their destination and crashed during the attempted forced landing. They both suffered minor injuries, as evidenced by the bandages on Amy’s elbow and Jim’s face.
Sources:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACCV.pdf
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/p060.htm
http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10412894&screenwidth=1227
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendine_Sands
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Dec-2011 07:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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