ZS-DDW — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

January 12, 1951AccidentHull loss
At 1430 hours the aircraft with 10 passengers and a crew of 2 took off from Margate to fly to the Rand Airport, Germiston, via Ladysmith.
De Havilland DH.104 Dove · 12 fatalities
The probable cause of the accident was: Either: a) i) Whilst flying in substantially level flight, but momentarily port wing down, the aircraft was subjected to a very severe gust, As a result the weakened engine mounting structure in the port wing gave way, the engine momentarily moving by its inertia towards the right (inwards) relative to the aircraft,… Full accident record