Durban - Cape Town

On November 13, 1931 at 12:55 PM, Durban - Cape Town experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, operated by Union Airways, with the event recorded near Sir Lowrey’s Pass Western Cape.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. While overflying the Hottentots Holland Mountain Range while on a flight from Durban to Cape Town, the pilot encountered stormy weather. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed, bursting into flames. All three occupants were killed. Crew: William Frost Davenport, pilot. Passengers: J. Pouradier-Dutiel, a French businessman, J. C. Young, a local farmer.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-ACD, MSN 2110, year of manufacture 1930.