Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Zambezi

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1947
Operator:
Registration:
VP-YBK
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Salisbury – Zambezi
MSN:
6359
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on approach to Zambezi Airport for unknown reason. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all six occupants were slightly injured.

Ground fire of a De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide in Zanzibar

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1947
Registration:
VP-UAW
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6631
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On start-up, the right engine caught fire. Both occupants were able to leave the aircraft that was partially destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
Engine fire on start-up.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89 Dominie in Tunis

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1947
Registration:
G-AJSJ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Croydon – Tunis – Antananarivo
MSN:
6826
YOM:
1947
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after takeoff from Tunis while on a delivery flight to Antananarivo. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were injured. The airplane christened 'Tamatave' was on its way from Croydon to Antananarivo to be delivered to Air Madagascar.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Barra

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1947
Operator:
Registration:
G-AGJF
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6499
YOM:
1943
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after takeoff from Barra Airport, Barra Island. The aircraft was written off and all seven occupants were rescued.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Abadan

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1947
Operator:
Registration:
G-AHTS
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6962
YOM:
1946
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing for unknown reasons. All three occupants were rescued and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide near Greeba

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1947
Operator:
Registration:
G-AHKR
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Liverpool – Douglas
MSN:
6824
YOM:
1946
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Douglas, the crew encountered poor visibility with mist. The captain decided to divert to RAF Jurby when the aircraft hit a hill, overturned and came to rest upside down. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all seven occupants were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Triângulo: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1947 at 1100 LT
Operator:
Registration:
PP-OMB
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Araguari – Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
6927
YOM:
1945
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft left Araguari in the morning on a flight to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont. Enroute, an engine failed, forcing the pilot to divert to Triângulo (Ponte Nova) for an emergency landing. But the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames on a building. Nobody on the ground was injured but the pilot (Technical Director of the company) and two passengers were killed while six other occupants were seriously injured.
Crew:
Djalma Pompeu de Camargos Rangel, pilot. †
Passengers:
Azarias Vieira Machado, †
Francisco Luiz da Costa, †
Iná Ferreira, †
Dr. Helvécio Rosemburg,
Neusa Rosemburg,
Dr. Jonas Aybe,
Alcântara Vieira Cardoso,
Arlindo Ferreira.
Source & photo:
http://gazetadotriangulo.com.br/tmp/noticias/ha-67-anos-aviao-caiu-em-araguari-deixando-vitimas-fatais/
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide off Mont-Joli

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
CF-BBC
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6307
YOM:
1935
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Enroute, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following a double engine failure. The aircraft crash landed on the icy Saint Lawrence River off Mont-Joli, Quebec. While all seven occupants were later rescued, the aircraft broke through the ice, sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide near Abadan: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
G-AGLN
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Masjed Soleyman – Abadan
MSN:
6795
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While descending to Abadan Airport, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances some 20 miles northeast of Abadan, killing all three occupants.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide in Milngavie: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1946 at 1340 LT
Operator:
Registration:
G-AFFF
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Port Ellen – Glasgow
MSN:
6386
YOM:
1938
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The descent to Glasgow-Renfrew Airport was started in poor weather conditions with a visibility of 3 km in drizzle. The crew passed over the airport at 1320LT without seeing the airfield and continued to the northwest. Three minutes later, the contact between the crew and local ATC was interrupted by a distress call from another DH.89 of Railway Air Services registered G-ADAJ. His copilot sent a mayday message and obtained the priority to land as he was short of fuel. As G-AFFF failed to arrive, SAR operations were conducted and its wreckage was found on the slope of Mt Craighton, near Milngavie, north of Glasgow. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 7 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Fredrick Stephens, pilot,
Alexander M. Calvert, navigator.
Passengers:
Alexander Jamieson,
James Crombie,
John McKay,
George Beattie,
Derek Miles.
Probable cause:
The crew probably lost his orientation on approach to Renfrew Airfield and continued to the northwest without making any visual contact with the airport. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were poor with low visibility. However, it was determined that the distress call from the copilot of the second aircraft was unfounded as there was sufficient fuel in the tanks for at least one hour flight. The captain of G-ADAJ asked his copilot to cancel the distress call but he failed to do so and obtained the priority to land. In the meantime, as the radio contact was lost with the first aircraft, it is believed that his crew misinterpreted some instructions transmitted from ATC to the second aircraft and continued to the north without knowing his real position.