Incident de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide CX-ABI,
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Date:Wednesday 5 June 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH89 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide
Owner/operator:Cia Expreso del Plata
Registration: CX-ABI
MSN: 6371
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Colonia -   Uruguay
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Colonia
Destination airport:Buenos Aires
Narrative:
Crashed on take-off due failure of one engine on beach near Zona Franca. Hydroplane. "Bi-motor Haviland". Four passengers injuried, one serious. Pilot unhurt.

Sources:

http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/18880/
Correio da Manhã 6 June 1940, p5
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Aug-2016 16:07 TB Added
05-Nov-2019 20:54 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
16-Nov-2019 13:31 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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