1 fatality

Fatal Test Flight Accident Involving Unregistered Aircraft (G-CAUN)

Weston, CanadaFlight

On September 21, 1928, a De Havilland DH.60 Moth (registration G-CAUN) operated by Aircraft Ltd was involved in an aviation accident near Weston, Canada in flight. One person was killed. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A).

Sourcesthe Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)Primary reportUpdated 2026-08-04Data APIEditorial standards

A pilot was killed during a test flight of an aircraft that had not yet received official registration. The specific circumstances leading to the crash remain unknown as no Certificate of Airworthiness had been issued.

What happened

The incident involved a test flight conducted by a single pilot who was the sole occupant on board. At the time of the accident, the aircraft had not yet completed its official registration process. Consequently, the necessary Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) had not been issued for this specific airframe.

The crash occurred under circumstances that are currently described as unknown. There is no detailed sequence of events available in the source material to describe the flight path or immediate cause of the impact. The pilot did not survive the incident and was killed.

Findings

Due to the lack of a formal registration and the absence of an issued Certificate of Airworthiness, standard regulatory reporting frameworks may be limited. The primary finding is that the accident resulted in one fatality. No further contributing factors or technical conclusions have been established in the provided source text.