ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180211
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 September 1932 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60T Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Escola de Aviacao Militar |
| Registration: | K-150 |
| MSN: | 3011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Resende, Minas Gerais |
| Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ |
c/no. 3011 DH.60T Moth [Gipsy II #2243] to Escola de Aviacao Militar, Brazil with C of A 3402 issued 17.3.32. To Brazilian Army as K-150.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 27.9.32: The crew departed Resende, Minas Gerais on a flight to the Santa Cruz AFB in Rio de Janeiro. While approaching from the north, the airplane crashed in a mountainous area located near Itaguaí. Of the two crew, both were seriously injured, but survived the crash initially; Captain Haroldo Borges Leitão was taken to hospital, and died there on the night of 28.9.32 from injuries sustained. The other crew member, Col Alzier Mendes Rodriguez de Lima. survived.
Sources:
1. Correio da Manhã 28 October 1936, p3
2. A Noite 28 September 1932, p1 (2°Edicão)
3. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
4. https://baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60t-moth-near-itaguai-1-killed
5. https://www.geni.com/people/Haroldo-Borges-Leit%C3%A3o/6000000053243234828
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itagua%C3%AD
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2015 16:35 | TB | Added |
| 26-Oct-2016 13:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 02-Nov-2016 19:12 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2016 17:49 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2016 17:56 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Aug-2017 22:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2019 16:35 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2023 17:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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