Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Kippen

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
AX792
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kinloss - Witney
MSN:
1299
YOM:
1930
Location:
Kippen
Stirlingshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was ferried from Kinloss to Witney for a major inspection. En route, the pilot encountered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in Kippen and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Kippen

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1500
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Grangemouth - Grangemouth
MSN:
8783
YOM:
1939
Location:
Kippen
Stirlingshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training sortie out from RAF Grangemouth. While cruising in poor visibility due to bad weather conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill located in Kippen, near Stirling. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O Russell Ernest Orchard, pilot,
AC1 M. J. Fahey,
AC1 F. A. Smith.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
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