Incident de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide G-ADBX,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18723
 
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Date:Saturday 16 May 1936
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH89 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Owner/operator:British Airways
Registration: G-ADBX
MSN: 6289
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ronaldsway, Isle of Man -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Squires Gate, Blackpool (BLK/EGNH)
Destination airport:Ronaldsway, Isle of Man [IOM/EGNS]
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/no.6289: Registered G-ADBX [C of R 5573] 30.4.35 to United Airways Ltd, Stanley Park. C of A 4797 issued 4.7.35. Merged into British Airways Ltd 1.10.35 and re-registered to them [C of R 6789] 2.3.36.

Crashed on landing at Newtownards 3.3.36; repaired and returned to service. Crashed on landing at Ronaldsway, Isle of Man 16.5.36. On landing, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a hangar. All eight occupants (pilot and even passengers) were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The exact cause of the loss of control on touch down is unknown.

Registration G-ADBX cancelled 2.5.36 as PWFU ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use")

Sources:

1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ADBX.pdf
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh89.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A6.html
4. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh89a-dragon-rapide-douglas
6. http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/British%20Airways-1935.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
19-Oct-2009 01:35 JINX Updated
13-Dec-2011 02:03 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Jan-2017 17:32 Dr. John Smith Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative]
24-Oct-2017 23:47 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]
18-Feb-2019 15:30 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]

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