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Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 2A in Ketchikan

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1953
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
N4272C
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
04351
YOM:
1952
Location:
Ketchikan
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Ketchikan Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 2A in Staten Island: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1952
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
N4277C
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Demonstration
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Staten Island - Staten Island
MSN:
04359
YOM:
1952
Location:
Staten Island Airfield
New York
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was conducting a demonstration flight at Staten Island Airfield. On final approach with one engine voluntarily inoperative, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field. Both pilots were killed while both passengers were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 2A in York

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1952
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
N1515V
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
York - Nantucket
MSN:
04336
YOM:
1952
Location:
York
Pennsylvania
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from York Airport, one of the engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a field and came to rest, bursting into flames. All six occupants were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 in Buenos Aires

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1952
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
T-86
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
04232
YOM:
1949
Location:
Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbery
Buenos Aires City
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On touchdown, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest upside down in flames. All five occupants were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove in Goose Bay: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 29, 1952
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
N4964N
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Narsarsuaq – Goose Bay
MSN:
04332
YOM:
1952
Location:
Goose Bay
Newfoundland & Labrador
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a delivery flight from Bluie West One Airfield (Narsarsuaq) to Goose Bay. On final approach, the pilot-in-command encountered difficulties due to poor weather conditions. The twin engine airplane hit the ground short of runway threshold and crashed. Both occupants were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 in Lucknow

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1952
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
HW516
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lucknow – New Delhi
MSN:
04159
YOM:
1948
Location:
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Lucknow Airport, while climbing, an engine failed. The crew elected to make an emergency landing in an open field where the airplane came to rest. All eight occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure shortly after liftoff.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove near Kalgoorlie: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1951 at 1520 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
VH-AQO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Perth – Kalgoorlie
MSN:
04002
YOM:
1946
Location:
Kalgoorlie
Western Australia
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
While descending to Kalgoorlie, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie located about 22 km west of Kalgoorlie, in the Kurrawang Natural Reserve. All seven occupants were killed, among them Captain Charles M. Hood and hostess/radio operator Dorothy Reilly.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the accident was caused by the physical loss of the left wing that detached in flight due to metal fatigue.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 2A in Lake Charles: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1951
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Andrau Airpark Inc.
Registration:
N4952N
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
04293
YOM:
1951
Location:
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a rice field located in Lake Charles. The pilot Dr. Evert Willem Karel Andrau was killed in the accident.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 near Saldungaray: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1951 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Bahía Blanca – Morón
Location:
Saldungaray
Buenos Aires province
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was performing an ambulance flight from Bahía Blanca to the Airbase of Morón, carrying three crew members (two pilots and a mechanic), two patients and three doctors on behalf of the Argentinian Secretariat to Aeronautics. While cruising in low visibility due to foggy conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Sierra de la Ventana. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 8 occupants were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 2 in Banstead: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1951 at 2100 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
G-AJZT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Demonstration
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
04059
YOM:
1947
Location:
Banstead
Surrey
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft, owned by Prince Ali Salman Aga Khan (awa Aly Khan), has just performed a low pass at Croydon Airport, taking part to an airshow. While flying to the southwest, the airplane was seen at low height with its starboard engine stopped. The airplane lost height, hit trees and crashed in a garden located in Banstead, about five miles from Croydon airfield. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Lawrence Benjamin, pilot (personal pilot of Aly Khan),
Cpt Frederick Bosworth.
Passenger:
Mrs. Barker.
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