Cape Town - Croydon

On August 6, 1933 at 12:00 AM, Cape Town - Croydon experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, operated by Carl Nauer, with the event recorded near Muanda Kongo-Central.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The pilot was attempting a world record from Cape Town to Croydon. While flying over the delta of the Congo River, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances off Muanda, Bas Congo. The pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CH-326, MSN 2211, year of manufacture 1931.