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| Date: | Sunday 22 July 1951 |
| Time: | 19:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-60GIII Moth Major |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Club Barcelona-Sabadell |
| Registration: | EC-ABV |
| MSN: | 51.. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Quirico de Tarrasa (Barcelona) -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sabadell aerodrome (19:32) |
"Moth Major" crashed from 400 meters in a spinn, three minutes after take-off and destroyed by fire, three km from airport. Francisco Atmetlla Benavent (19).
Sources:
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
Hoja Oficial de Lunes (Barcelona) 23 JUly 1951, p3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2022 18:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 24-Sep-2023 06:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 29-May-2024 12:34 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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