Incident de Havilland DH.60M Moth SE-AEO,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 33916
 
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Date:Sunday 23 June 1946
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60M Moth
Owner/operator:A/B Norrlandsflyg
Registration: SE-AEO
MSN: 140
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Luleå/Kallax Airport, Luleå, Norrbotten -   Sweden
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Luleå/Kallax Airport, Luleå, Norrbotten (LLA/ESPA)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
C/no.140: DH.60M Moth. A licence was granted to Haerens Flyvemaskinfabrik [Norwegian Army Aircraft Factory] in late 1930 to build ten DH.60Ms at Kjeller, near Lillestrom. They were known as Standard Moths, were fitted with Gipsy Is and had c/nos in the range 137 - 146. This particular airframe was the fourth production aircraft off the line. To Royal Norwegian Air Force as 113 [prior to 1.8.31]. Sold 31.3.34 to Ditlef Smith. Registered LN-ABV [C of R 13] 10.4.34 [with c/no 2010 - possibly the engine number, not the airframe number?] to Ditlef Smith. Registered 29.5.34 to Wideroes Flyveselskap A/S, Oslo. Registration cancelled 3.1.36.

Re-registered in Sweden as SE-AEO [C of R 133/C of A 197] 17.8.36 to Erik Rosborg & Ernst Edholm, Stockholm; named "Loffe" [registered with c/no 1327 – again possibly the engine number, not the airframe number.]. Re-registered 8.2.39 to Sodra Halsinglands Flygklubb, Bollnas. Re-registered 8.9.39 to H Peterson, Orsa. Crashed and sank on landing in fog Lake Orsasjon 24.9.41; salvaged and repaired.

Re-registered 19.5.43 to A/B Norrlandsflyg. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Luleå/Kallax Airport, Luleå, Norbotten, Sweden, 23.6.46. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants (pilot and one passenger) were injured. Registration cancelled 23.8.46.

Sources:

1. http://forum3.sff.n.se/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3269
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_LN-.html
3. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60m-moth-lulea
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_SE-.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lule%C3%A5_Airport#History

History of this aircraft

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Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
04-Mar-2011 01:31 Masen63 Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Damage]
08-Sep-2011 14:10 Uli Elch Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
21-Jan-2014 02:04 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Mar-2014 19:18 Masen63 Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Jan-2016 15:33 TB Updated [Total occupants, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Aug-2017 22:01 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total occupants, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Aug-2017 22:04 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
23-Sep-2023 17:14 Dr. John Smith Updated [[Narrative]]
26-Sep-2023 01:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [[[Narrative]]]

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