ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222303
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 November 1960 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Air Gabon |
| Registration: | F-OATD |
| MSN: | 6629 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tchibanga Airport, Tchibanga, Nyanga Province -
 Gabon
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tchibanga Airport, Tchibanga, Nyanga Province, Gabon (TCH/FOOT) |
| Port Gentil Airport, Ogooué-Maritime Province, Gabon (POG/FOOG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no, 6629: Taken on charge as X7512 against Contract No B.104592/40 at Abbotsinch Station Flight 26.5.42. Damaged when hit wall in forced landing Hawes, North Yorkshire 23.8.42; to De Havilland Witney for repairs; to 18 MU RAF Dumfries 2.1.43. To 2 Singal School Yatesbury 25.1.43; but renamed 2 Radio School 1.1.43; coded “212”. To 4 Radio School, Madley 2.3.45. To De Havilland for maintenance 29.10.45; to 18 MU Dumfries 24.6.46 for storage pending disposal
Sold 9.12.47 to Air Enterprises Ltd, Gatwick. Registered as G-AKNX (C of R 12085) 4.12.47 to Air Enterprises Ltd, Croydon. C of A 9911 issued 13.2.48. Cancelled 1.12.48 and registered 14.2.49 to Patrick Motors Ltd, Birmingham (aircraft at Birmingham Airport, Elmdon). C of R No changed to R2007 1950. Cancelled 27.3.52 as "sold to Jersey" & registered 24.4.52 to Airlines (Jersey) Ltd t/a Jersey Airlines, St. Helier, Jersey. Registration cancelled 13.9.55 as sold in France; inspected at Toussus-le-Noble 19.9.55.
Registered as F-OATD 20.9.55 to Transports Aeriens du Gabon (Air Gabon), Libreville, Gabon. Registered 1.58 to M. Boularne-Lafond, Port Gentil, Central African Republic. Re-registered in 9.58 to Groupement Aeronautique et Automobile, Port Gentil and operated by Air Gabon.
Written off (Destroyed) Tchibanga 8.11.60. According to one source (see link #3) the DH.89 caught fire in flight en route on a flight between Tchibanga and Port Gentil. Registration F-OATD cancelled 1.6.61.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKNX.pdf
3. Du trimoteur au quadrijet: le transport aérien en Afrique noire francophone page 222 By Vital Ferry
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p066.html
5. https://immat.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/immat/servlet/aeronef_liste.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchibanga_Airport
7. http://antonakis.co.uk/registers/francerest/20170112.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2019 23:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Feb-2019 23:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2019 23:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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