Incident de Havilland DH.60X Moth SE-ABO,
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Date:Sunday 13 April 1930
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60X Moth
Owner/operator:Count Carl-Gustaf von Rosen
Registration: SE-ABO
MSN: 482
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Rockelstad Castle, Rockelstad, Södermanland -   Sweden
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Storvik, Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden
Destination airport:Rockelstad, Södermanland, Sweden
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/no. 482 DH.60X Moth [Cirrus II #161] to Aero Materiel A/B, Sweden with C of A 1278 issued 5.1.28 (and delivered 27.1.28). Registered as S-AABO [C of R 59/C of A 83] 3.2.28 to Aero Materiel A/B, Stockholm. Re-registered SE-ABO 17.5.29. Fitted with floats. Re-registered 18.2.30 to T. F von Wachenfeldt, Storvik, Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed near Rockelstad Castle, Rockelstad, Södermanland. Sweden 13.4.30; The pilot Count Carl-Gustaf von Rosen was flying to Rockelstad Castle, which was owned by his father. The aircraft crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

C of A lapsed 3.6.30; registration cancelled 30.4.31.

SE-ABO was one of three that were ordered by A/B Aerotransport in November 1927 for operation at their new flying school and had interchangeable wheel and float undercarriages

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_SE-.html
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-rockelstad
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p004.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Gustaf_von_Rosen
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockelstad_Castle

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jan-2014 22:30 Dr. John Smith Added
30-Aug-2017 17:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative]
08-May-2020 19:43 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Dec-2023 15:38 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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