Accident de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide VT-AJA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145965
 
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Date:Sunday 20 November 1938
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH89 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide
Owner/operator:Tata Airlines
Registration: VT-AJA
MSN: 6379
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) -   India
Phase: Landing
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) (VAJJ)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
C/no. 6379: Registered as VT-AJA [C of R 320] 15.7.37 to Tata Sons Ltd, Bombay. (2 x Gipsy Six engines #6735/6736). UK CofA 6040 issued 8.9.37.

Written off (destroyed) when Crashed outside boundary of airfield on landing at Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) 20.11.38. One person on board was killed. Registration cancelled 9.12.38

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VT-.html
3. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/vt-aaa.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2012 10:48 TB Added
01-Jun-2012 11:18 TB Updated [Operator]
26-Oct-2017 19:38 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Dec-2018 15:55 TB Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Feb-2019 19:14 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Feb-2019 19:14 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]

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