ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1206
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 December 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Hamilton Aero Club |
| Registration: | G-CAKL |
| MSN: | 563 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jordan Station, Jordan, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 563 DH.60X [Cirrus II]: to Department of National Defence, Canada, with C of A 1387 issued 25.4.28. Delivered to DeHavilland Canada at Mount Dennis 18.4.28. Registered G-CAKL [C of R 380] 25.5.28 to Department of National Defence, and delivered to Hamilton Aero Club, Hamilton, Ontario 23.5.28.
Stalled and spun in at Jordan Station, Ontario 26.12.28; The pilot and his passenger were performing a pleasure flight over the area of Hamilton. While flying over Jordan Station, Jordan, Ontario, the single engine aircraft went out of control, entered a dive and crashed into the ground. While the pilot was seriously injured, the passenger Frank G. Grove (aged 21) was killed. Registration cancelled 7.2.29
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/cab_detail_G_CA.htm
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C.html
5. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/g-ca?highlight=WyJnLWNha2wiXQ==
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p005.html
7. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-jordan-station-1-killed
8. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223820527/frank-g-grove
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan,_Ontario
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2008 05:52 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Dec-2011 08:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2017 21:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2023 20:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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