Grimshaw - Grimshaw

On November 11, 1939 at 12:00 AM, Grimshaw - Grimshaw experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Private Canadian, with the event recorded near Grimshaw Alberta.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after take off, while climbing, the pilot was forced to make a sharp turn to avoid trees. The aircraft stalled and crashed two kilometers from its departure point. The pilot was injured. The aircraft was owned by T. G. Bartsch & D. Patry.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-CAUE, MSN 637, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 56.1901°, -117.6109°.