Incident de Havilland DH.60M Moth CF-CAB,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163421
 
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Date:Monday 8 July 1929
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:Montreal Light Aeroplane Club
Registration: CF-CAB
MSN: 730
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:St. Hubert, Montreal, Quebec -   Canada
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:St. Hubert, Montreal, Quebec (YHU/CYHU)
Destination airport:St. Hubert, Montreal. Quebec (YHU/CYHU)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/no 730: DH.60M Moth [Gipsy I] sold to Canadian Govt without C of A; arrived at DeHavilland Canada at Mount Dennis 18.2.29. Allotted to Royal Canadian Air Force as '81' but not taken up; delivered instead to the Montreal Light Aeroplane Club 14.4.29. Registered as CF-CAB [C of R 694] 19.4.29 to the Department of National Defence and loaned to Montreal Light Aeroplane Club.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at St. Hubert, Montreal, Quebec 8.7.29: The crew was completing a local training flight out from Montreal-Saint-Hubert Airport. The airplane crashed upon landing, injuring both occupants.

Sources:

1. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/cf-bn-tc?highlight=WyJjZi1jYWIiXQ==
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60m-moth-montreal
3. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p007.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Saint-Hubert_Longueuil_Airport#History

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jan-2014 01:07 Dr. John Smith Added
30-Aug-2017 22:28 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
04-Nov-2018 13:05 Sergey L. Updated [Source]
16-Dec-2023 10:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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