De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth

P. J. Pastoral Company

While flying at an altitude of 1,300 feet, the pilot encountered atmospheric turbulences. The airplane initiated an uncontrolled descent until it struck the water surface off Carlisle Island. The pilot was rescued while the airplane sank and was lost.

Private South African

The single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near Baragwanath, Gauteng. Both passengers and the pilot O. H. James (aircraft's owner) were killed.

Private New Zealand

Crashed and destroyed by fire at Freezing Flat, near Minaret Creek, about 3 miles west of Lake Wanaka 27.4.63; Pilot Terry Garnier, injured, survived. Passenger Myrven Ernest Reid, died in crash. The Fox Moth took off on a pleasure flight over the surrounding mountain country. The weather was fine and the visibility was unlimited. The wind was light and the air smooth. When flying in a narrow valley above Minaret Creek at height of 1,500 feet and confined by high hills the pilot found that his aircraft would apparently not maintain height and airspeed, despite cruising and at times full power being demanded from the engine. The pilot said he could not prevent the aircraft from losing height rapidly.The plane crashed on a dry shingle bank in a moderate dive and burst into flames. Despite his burns and shock the pilot made a resolute attempt to rescue his friend from the fire but was unsuccessful. Source: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=63122

Private Canadian

Owned by J. B. Lavoie, the aircraft was on its way to be delivered to its new owner. While taking off from Mauser Lake, south of Parent, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot was rescued while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Aerial Farming Services

At liftoff, the single engine airplane struck a stone wall and crashed inverted. The pilot was injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Giro Aviation

Shortly after takeoff from Southport, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed into the Irish Sea, few dozen yards offshore. All four occupants were rescued while the aircraft was lost.

Private Canadian

Crashed on takeoff from Duck Lake in Kenora. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was the property of Robert R. Colley.

Private Canadian

While flying at low height, the single engine hit trees and crashed in Longueuil, in the suburb of Montreal. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were injured. The airplane was owned by D. Pearson and W. Wilson.

Nalanda Airways

While descending to Forbesganj on a flight from Patna, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reason. All three occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Papuan Air Transport - Patair

The single engine airplane was performing a cargo flight from Port Moresby to Kokoda, carrying mail, freezer meat, bread, Christmas parcels and general cargo. The pilot Frank Goosens remembers: "I had to circle and circle to climb over the Gap. I jumped over the ridge to get over Lake Myola, and had to tackle one more ridge. Instead of getting an updraft, I was in a downdraft, tried to turn back and in doing so, dodging around the hills, I fell into a spin, caught not get out and wrapped the Fox Moth around a tree. The plane was a wreck but apart from a bleeding forehead I was unscratched. Everything in front of the pilot's cabin was crushed. The engine was pushed right back and must have just missed my head." Frank Goosens attempted to walk out of the jungle on the Kokoda Trail, but after being seen by a searching DC-3, returned to the wreck and slept in the cockpit for two nights while waiting the arrival of the ground search party.

Hawera Aero Club

After landing at Otautu farm field, the single engine aircraft failed stop and crashed in a river. The pilot was seriously injured and both passengers were killed.

Detectors

Shortly after takeoff from Authier Lake, the single engine aircraft hit trees and crashed. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Private Kenyan

Upon landing, an undercarriage collapsed. The airplane went out of control and came to rest, damaged beyond repair. All four occupants were unhurt. The single engine airplane was owned by N. E. Waugh.

Government of Sindh Province

The crew was completing a local training flight in Mauripur Airbase when on final approach, the single engine aircraft collided with an Auster J/5, stalled and crashed short of runway. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Qantas Airways - Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services

The single engine airplane was performing a flight from Port Moresby with three passengers, one pilot and two sacks of rice. Upon landing, an undercarriage failed. The aircraft veered off runway and eventually collided with an embankment. All four occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was not repaired and considered as damaged beyond repair. It was reported that the pilot was normally on DC-3's and that his experience on DH.83 Fox Moth was negligible. Apparently, the aircraft encountered katabatic winds on landing.

Youngmacs Prospecting %26 Development Company

On landing at Ghost River Post (Albany River), the single engine aircraft hit a rock and sank. The pilot was slightly injured and the aircraft was lost.

Guinea Air Traders

On final approach to Bulolo, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The pilot (Captain R. C. T. 'Dick' Burt) made a forced landing but the aircraft struck a rock outcrop near Bulolo known to pilots as The Pimple. The aircraft was written off while both occupants survived.

Sudbury Airways

On approach to Indian Lake, south Ontario, the single engine aircraft crashed on the icy lake, killing both passengers and injuring the pilot.

Yellowknife Airways

Shortly after takeoff from Yellowknife, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances on the north shore of the Great Slave Lake. All three occupants were killed.

Central BC Airways

On final approach to Prince George, while completing a local flight, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed. All three occupants were killed.

Karachi Aero Club

Crashed on landing for unknown reason, injuring both occupants.

Great Northern Skyways

Crashed shortly after takeoff from McGregor Bay following an engine failure. The aircraft was written off and the pilot was injured.

McAvoy Diamond Drilling %26 Development Company Ltd

Crashed on landing in Gordon Lake and was lost. All three occupants escaped unhurt.

Photographic Survey Company

Ready for departure, the single engine aircraft was taxiing on a lake located in eastern Quebec, about 160 km south of Goose Bay, when it collided with an unknown obstacle and sank. Both occupants were unhurt.

Pays Plat Outfitters

Shortly after takeoff from Cirrus Lake, while climbing, the single engine aircraft hit trees and crashed in flames in a wooded area. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

McAvoy Diamond Drilling %26 Development Company Ltd

While on a flight from Yellowknife, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following an engine failure. The aircraft crash landed near Coffey Lake and was written off. All three occupants were rescued.

McAvoy Diamond Drilling %26 Development Company Ltd

Enroute, the pilot encountered severe icing conditions and the visibility was poor due to ice on the windscreen. He elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an isolated area located near Porridge Lake, some 20 miles north of Yellowknife. All three occupants were rescued while the aircraft was written off.

Spinwood Sportland Airways

During the takeoff roll on Kakagi Lake, the pilot made a side slip into water to avoid a collision with a cliff. The aircraft came to rest in water and was damaged beyond repair while both occupants were unhurt.

Gold Belt Air Service

Crashed on takeoff from Authier. The pilot, sole on board, was unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Uscan Engineering

A drunk mechanic stole the aircraft parked on apron and elected to make a local flight. After liftoff, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed. He was injured and the aircraft was written off.

Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF

The pilot, sole aboard, was performing a flight from Brisbane-Archerfield Airport to Dulacca, Queensland. While approaching Miles, he encountered unspecified problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the single engine airplane hit power cables and crashed in a field. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was written off.

Östersunds Flygklubb

En route, while approaching Östersund, the engine failed. The pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field. Both occupants were killed. Crew: Y. Ryman, pilot. Passenger: R. Bergland.

Consolidated Mining %26 Smelting Company of Canada

During the take off run from a snowy field, the aircraft hit irregularities, went out of control and came to rest in the snow. While all three occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Mandated Airlines

Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Black Cat Trail, in the Bitoi Valley, Morobe Province. All three occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Northern Territory Medical Services

Shortly after take off from Katherine Airfield, while on an ambulance flight to Darwin, the pilot encountered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in flames upside down. While the nurse and the pilot were injured, the female patient was killed and the aircraft was destroyed by post crash fire.

Royal Air Force - RAF

On landing, the single engine aircraft went out of control and came to rest upside down. Both crew members were slightly injured while the aircraft was written off.

Air Services of India

Crashed on take off for unknown reason. The pilot was injured.

Private Australian

The pilot W. Forgan Smith was performing a cargo flight from Wau. En route, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the Black Cat Range. The pilot walked away in a thick forest for few days before finding help.

Private American

The aircraft owned by Paul R. Smith crashed on take off from Floyd Bennett Field, NY. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.

Guinea Airways

Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed in flames in a prairie. The pilot E. W. Ditton was injured and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Private Canadian

En route, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing due to an in-flight fire. The aircraft crash landed near la Rivière-aux-Outardes, in the region of Baie-Comeau. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was owned by Bruce Watt.

Irrawaddy Flotilla %26 Airways

The aircraft christened 'Zinyaw' was engaged in a survey flight when on takeoff from the Bassein River deserving the city of Bassein, it hit a buoy and came to rest. All three occupants were injured while the aircraft was lost.

Rhodesian %26 Nyasaland Airways

On final approach to Port Harcourt, the single engine stalled and crashed short of runway. All five occupants were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Indian National Airways - INA

Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. All four occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Southland Airways

Hit an obstacle and crashed on landing at Big Bay, Southland. A passenger died while all four other occupants were injured. Aircraft was owned by Southland Airways and Captain A. J. Bradshaw.

Madras Flying Club

The pilot, sole on board, was performing a training flight around the Madras (Chennai) Airport. The single engine aircraft crashed on landing for unknown reason and was damaged beyond repair while the pilot was injured.

Private British

Shortly after takeoff from Hattargi, while in initial climb, the single engine aircraft hit a tree and crashed. While the pilot was injured, the passenger was killed. The aircraft was owned by Arthur H. Dalton.

WR Carpenter %26 Company

Struck trees and crashed in Black Cat Creek, in the Bitoi Valley, PNG. The pilot E. D. 'Joss' Crisp departed Salamaua for Wau with a load of general stores, beer and spirits. Caught in severe downdraft from an electrical storm in the Bitoi Valley, forced into tree tops. The forward fuselage and cabin broke away and fell 70 feet to the ground, the cargo spilling out of the shattered cabin. Crisp was not injured but was strapped into the remains of the cockpit in the tree tops. Crisp climbed down the trees to the ground to camp in torrential rain and began walking out next day. He was found by a searching ground party the following day.

Scottish Motor Traction Company

Shortly after take off from Dundee Airport, while climbing, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed near the Tay River. Both passengers were killed while the pilot was seriously injured. Crew: John Annesley Hankins. Passengers: Stewart Menzies Campbell, † Nan Craighead. †

Norman Edgar

The airplane crashed in an open field located in Llanvair, near Caerwent, bursting into flames. All three occupants were seriously injured and a passenger later died from his injuries.