Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Cowes
Date & Time:
Jun 16, 1949
Registration:
G-AGPI
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Southampton – Cowes
MSN:
6885
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Cowes Airfield, the twin engine aircraft overshot, hit tree tops and the roof of a house before crashing in a garden. The aircraft was written off and all seven occupants were slightly injured.
