ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27564
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| Date: | Friday 13 November 1931 |
| Time: | 12:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Union Airways P/L |
| Registration: | ZS-ACD |
| MSN: | 2110 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 0,5 mi N of Sir Lowrey's Pass, WC -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Stamford Hill, Durban, SA |
| Cape Town, SA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Capt William Frost Davenport was on its Durban - Cape Town mail run with two passengers J. Pouradier-Dutiel, a French businessman and J.C. Young, an East Griqualand farmer. As it came over the Hottentots Holland Mountain Range it encountered a very strong South Easter and treacherous wind currents. People in the vicinity of the Sir Lowrey's Pass district saw the aircraft loose a wing and it spun towards a ploughed field, exploding on impact. The separated wing was found 229 metres to the south of the crash site.
Sources:
Fields of Air - James Byrom
http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH80A_Puss_Moth.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Feb-2013 14:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2013 15:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2020 17:39 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2020 17:40 | TB | Updated [Nature] |
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