ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62037
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| Date: | Thursday 24 August 1933 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth |
| Owner/operator: | British Hospital Air Pageants |
| Registration: | G-ABUP |
| MSN: | 4001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ashby, near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Ashby, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no.4001 Regd G-ABUP [CofR 3640] 3.32 to The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, for use of Alan S Butler, Stag Lane. Registered [C of R 3787] 6.6.32 to Aviation Tours Ltd, Skipton (based Hanworth Aerdrome, Middlesex) and operated by British Hospital Air Pageants with effect from 2 4.33. C of A 3494 issued 17.6.32.
Crashed on landing at Ashby, near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 24.8.33 when pilot's seat fouled the elevator controls. Registration cancelled 31.3.34 due to "Destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft". (Note: the engine was later used in De Havilland TK.1 G-ACTK)
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABUP.pdf
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
4. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details.mvc/Offline?iaid=6576715
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A3.html
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh83-fox-moth-ashby
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p040.html
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2011.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashby,_Lincolnshire
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 11-Dec-2011 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2011 19:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 19-Mar-2013 05:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2017 23:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2020 17:54 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 03-Oct-2022 18:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 20-Jul-2023 09:44 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Category]] |
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