Accident de Havilland DH.60M Moth PK-SAE,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146059
 
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Date:Monday 8 February 1932
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60M Moth
Owner/operator:Nederlandse Indische Vliegclub
Registration: PK-SAE
MSN: 1559
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Andir Airfield, Bandoeng, West Java -   Indonesia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Andir, Bandoeng, West Java
Destination airport:Andir, Bandoeng, West Java
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/no 1559: DH.60M [Gipsy I]; registered to Rous & Meeuwenoord, Bandoeng, Dutch East Indies, with C of A 2706 issued 26.8.30. Re-registered PK-SAE [C of R 10] 31.12.30 to Nederlandse Indische Vliegclub, Bandoeng [based Andir Airfield]; named "Kriel". Re-registered 21.7.31 to same owner.

Written of (destroyed) 8.2.32 when crashed at Andir Airfield, Bandoeng, West Java. The pilot [Raden Mas Soetardjo, aged 39] was performing a training flight when the aircraft lost control in a turn while landing and crashed. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.

Registration cancelled later in 1932

Sources:

1. Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad 10.2.1932
2. http://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1932.htm#08.02.1932
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_PK-.html
4. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60m-moth-bandung-1-killed
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husein_Sastranegara_International_Airport#History

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Jun-2012 12:38 harro Added
13-Jan-2015 22:52 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Jul-2019 19:50 Cobar Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Apr-2020 10:52 Sergey L. Updated [Source]
10-Jun-2022 22:46 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
13-Jan-2024 09:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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