Incident de Havilland DH.60 Moth G-EBNY,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24933
 
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Date:Tuesday 5 November 1929
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60 Moth
Owner/operator:Reading Aero Club
Registration: G-EBNY
MSN: 263
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Woodley Aerodrome, Woodley, near Reading, Berkshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Woodley, Reading, Berkshire
Destination airport:Woodley, Reading, Berkshire
Narrative:
DH.60 [Cirrus I] Moth registered as G-EBNY [C of R 1253] 22.4.26 to The London Aero Club Ltd [London Aeroplane Club], Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex; (donated and presented by The Duke of Sutherland 10.7.26 at Hendon after Kings Cup).

C of A 1004 issued 5.7.26. Sold 30.11.28 and registered [C of R 1829] on 3.12.28 to Alexander F Burns, Newcastle. Sold on and delivered 10.6.29 and re-registered [C of R 2123] 13.8.29 to Phillips & Powis Aircraft (Reading) Ltd, Woodley; operated by Reading Aero Club.

Written off when crashed on landing at Woodley Aerodrome, Woodley, near Reading, Berkshire on 5.11.29 shortly prior to C of A expiry on 15.11.29. The single engine airplane crashed upon landing and came to rest. The pilot escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Presumably not repaired, as registration G-EBNY cancelled 2.1.30. Remains still at Woodley in April 1932

Sources:

1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-EBNY.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p002.html
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-great-bitain-registers-g-eb/g-eb-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWVibnkiXQ==
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60-moth-woodley
5. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E3.html
7. https://culhamstation.co.uk/bits/hidden-pages/woodley.html
8. https://www.reading-forum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=8471
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodley,_Berkshire#Woodley_Aerodrome

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
11-Dec-2013 20:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
30-Aug-2017 20:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Jun-2018 18:45 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]
23-Sep-2023 06:53 Dr. John Smith Updated [[Source]]
22-Dec-2023 18:31 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]

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