ZS-ACX

On April 10, 1938 at 12:00 AM, ZS-ACX experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, operated by Private South African, with the event recorded near East London Eastern Cape.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

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

The pilot and his passengers were performing a local flight over the sea off East London. While flying around the hospital ship christened 'Gloucester Castle', the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea. While the pilot was rescued, both passengers were killed. Crew: R. A. K. Pohl, pilot. Passengers: Jack Dewar, G. J. LeGrange.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-ACX, MSN 2208, year of manufacture 1931.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -33.0292°, 27.8862°.