On March 19, 1928, a De Havilland DH.60 Moth (registration G-CAHS) operated by Dominion Airways - Canada was involved in an aviation accident near Vancouver, Canada in flight. One person was killed. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The accident resulted from a student pilot with insufficient experience attempting to perform a solo training flight. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 2 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
A single-engine aircraft crashed into the English Bay near Vancouver during a local training exercise, resulting in the death of the sole occupant.
What happened
The incident occurred while the pilot was conducting a local training flight in the vicinity of Vancouver. During this operation, the individual lost control of the aircraft. The machine subsequently impacted the water surface of the English Bay. As the pilot was the only person on board at the time of the accident, there were no other survivors or injured parties. The crash resulted in one fatality.
Findings
Official investigations concluded that the primary factor leading to the loss of control was the pilot's lack of sufficient experience for the task attempted. The individual was identified as a student pilot who had undertaken a solo training flight without the requisite proficiency levels necessary to safely manage the aircraft under those conditions.
Probable cause
The accident resulted from a student pilot with insufficient experience attempting to perform a solo training flight.
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