Winnipeg - Winnipeg

The crew was completing a local training flight at Winnipeg Airport. While making a sharp turn at low height, the pilot lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed near the airport. Both crew were injured.

Flight / Schedule

Winnipeg - Winnipeg

Registration

G-CAKU

MSN

573

Year of Manufacture

1928

Date

August 22, 1929 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Winnipeg Manitoba

Region

North America • Canada

Coordinates

49.8010°, -97.1946°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On August 22, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Winnipeg - Winnipeg experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Winnipeg Flying Club, with the event recorded near Winnipeg Manitoba.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a local training flight at Winnipeg Airport. While making a sharp turn at low height, the pilot lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed near the airport. Both crew were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-CAKU, MSN 573, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.8010°, -97.1946°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was completing a local training flight at Winnipeg Airport. While making a sharp turn at low height, the pilot lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed near the airport. Both crew were injured.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Winnipeg - Winnipeg

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

North America • Canada

Aircraft Details

Registration

G-CAKU

MSN

573

Year of Manufacture

1928