Spreitenbach – Hatfield

On November 22, 1945 at 12:00 AM, Spreitenbach – Hatfield experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, operated by Private Swiss, with the event recorded near Spreitenbach Aargau.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

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

Shortly after takeoff from Spreitenbach, while climbing to a height of some 50 meters, the single engine went out of control and crashed in a field. A passenger was killed while both other occupants were seriously injured. It appears that the loss of control occurred while the aircraft was towed by another airplane (towing practicing). The aircraft was owned by E. Spahni.

Aircraft reference details include registration HB-EFE, MSN 2062, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.4182°, 8.3640°.