ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222111
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| Date: | Friday 19 June 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Matane Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | CF-DIM |
| MSN: | 6928 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Matane, Bas-Saint-Lawrence, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Matane, Bas-Saint-Lawrence, Quebec |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no. 6928: Taken on charge as RL946 against Contract No.6/Acft/2580/C2a at De Havilland Witney 31.10.45. Sold 11.1.46 to De Havilland Canada and fitted with extended fin (as per floatplane). Registered CF-DIM (with fuselage no.CF89579). C of R 5175/A1672 issued 9.8.46 to De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd, Toronto; used as demonstrator.
Delivered 16.1.51 & registered (C of R 10099) 30.4.51 to G.H. Wheeler, Toronto, Ontario. Sold 14.12.51 to Sanderson Aircraft Ltd, Malton, Ontario. Sold 14.12.51 & registered (C of R 10923) 22.12.51 to Matane Air Services Ltd., Matane.
Starboard engine backfired on start-up and aircraft destroyed by fire, Matane Bas-Saint-Lawrence, Quebec, 19.6.53 (Matane is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, at the mouth of the Matane River, at approximate Coordinates: 48°51′N 67°32′W). Registration cancelled 31.8.53.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/Matane%20Air%20Service.html
3. http://historicccar.ca/index.php?option=com_aircraft&indexfield=FDIM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2019 20:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Mar-2019 00:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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