Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth off Muanda: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1933
Operator:
Registration:
CH-326
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cape Town - Croydon
MSN:
2211
YOM:
1931
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was attempting a world record from Cape Town to Croydon. While flying over the delta of the Congo River, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances off Muanda, Bas Congo. The pilot was killed.