Accident De Havilland DH.60 Moth G-EBLU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25162
 
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Date:Friday 8 January 1926
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:The London Aero Club Ltd
Registration: G-EBLU
MSN: 187
Year of manufacture:1925
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, London -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, Middlesex
Destination airport:Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, Middlesex
Narrative:
C/no 187: DH.60 [Cirrus I] registered G-EBLU [Certificate of Registry 1179] 22.6.25 to The London Aero Club Ltd [London Aeroplane Club], Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, London. C of A 883 issued 13.8.25. On 8.1.26, while on final approach to Stag Lane, landed short of runway, hit a hedge and was written off. Both persons on board survived, but were injured.


METAR:

C/no 187: DH.60 [Cirrus I] registered G-EBLU [Certificate of Registry 1179] 22.6.25 to The London Aero Club Ltd [London Aeroplane Club], Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, London. C of A 883 issued 13.8.25.
Registration G-EBLU cancelled 9.1.26 as "withdrawn from use"

Sources:

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH_60.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-EBLU.pdf
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60-moth-stag-lane
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p001.html
5. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-great-bitain-registers-g-eb
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E3.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stag_Lane_Aerodrome

History of this aircraft

C/no 187: DH.60 [Cirrus I] registered G-EBLU [Certificate of Registry 1179] 22.6.25 to The London Aero Club Ltd [London Aeroplane Club], Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, London. C of A 883 issued 13.8.25.
Registration G-EBLU cancelled 9.1.26 as "withdrawn from use"

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
24-Mar-2011 01:10 Johnny Johnny Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative]
09-Dec-2011 11:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
12-Aug-2017 20:47 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Sep-2017 21:14 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Source]
21-Sep-2023 16:10 Dr. John Smith Updated [[Time, Source]]
08-Jan-2024 20:51 harro Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative]
08-Jan-2024 20:51 harro Updated [Other fatalities]
08-Jan-2024 20:54 harro Updated [Other fatalities]
08-Jan-2024 20:55 harro Updated [Other fatalities]

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