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| Date: | Monday 17 October 1938 |
| Time: | 14:00hs |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Club de Planeadores Albatros |
| Registration: | LV-BBC |
| MSN: | 1429 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pontevedra partido de Merlo, Bs As -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Merlo Aerodrome |
El día lunes 17 de octubre del año 1938 a las 14:00hs el avión de Havilland DH.60M Moth registro LV-BBC c/n 1429 perteneciente al Club de Planeadores Albatros piloteado por Adhemar J. Buira llevaba remolcado un planador Cóndor cuyo tripulante era el Sr Federico Muller en la localidad de Merlo, provincia de Buenos Aires, sufrió un panne, fallo de motor mientras remolcaba un planeador a la altura de Pontevedra, al tener que maniobrar el piloto para descender se desplomo a tierra, producto del accidente ambos tripulantes de las dos aeronaves resultaron heridas. El estado del piloto del avión era grave con heridas en la cara debido al impacto que sufrió al estrellarse contra la tierra. El piloto del planeador Cóndor solo tuvo una herida en un brazo, pero leve.
Sources:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.60_Moth
https://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/2013/06/lv-bbc-de-havilland-dh60m-moth-cn-1429.html
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
EL ORDEN, miércoles 19 de octubre de 1938 página 1
https://www.santafe.gob.ar/hemeroteca/diario/3763/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2015 19:36 | TB | Added |
| 19-Sep-2016 18:38 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 10-Nov-2016 14:53 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, ] |
| 10-Nov-2016 15:08 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2017 20:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2023 13:00 | TB | Updated |
| 03-Oct-2023 08:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 27-Nov-2023 21:15 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 03-Dec-2024 14:15 | Gamietea Esteban | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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