ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28680
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 December 1961 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | British European Airways |
| Registration: | G-AKZB |
| MSN: | 6790 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Land's End Airport, St Just, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | St. Marys, Scilly Isles (EGHE) |
| Land's End (St Just) Airport, Cornwall (EGHC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no.6790: Taken on charge by RAF as NR691 at ATA White Waltham 23.9.44. To 32 MU 25.10.44. To 5 MU 1.11.44. To ATA White Waltham 13.11.44. To De Havilland at Witney for maintenance 11.12.45; to 18 MU 20.8.46.
Sold 18.5.48 to D.M.Hayles. Registered G-AKZB (CofR 12337) 18.5.48 to Derek John Hayles, Croydon. CofA 10187 issued 13.7.48. Registered 15.7.48 to Lawrence Dudley Trappitt, Croydon. Re-registered 25.10.48 to Charles William John Allen, Croydon.
Re-registered 11.2.49 to British European Airways Corporation; later named "RMA Lord Baden Powell". Damaged when ran into hangar unpiloted Aberdeen 7.10.49; repaired and returned to service. From 31.3.50 noted as based at Renfrew. No base shown from January 1951. On C of A 25.2.51, off C of A 19.4.51. On C of A 2.4.52, off C of A 1.5.52. Based at St Just, Cornwall by 31.8.56.
Converted 29.8.60 to Mk.6. Written off 12.12.61 in a landing accident when, On final approach to Land's End Airport, the twin engine aircraft was too low and struck the ground short of the runway. The left main gear was sheared off and the airplane came to rest with its both left wings partially sheared off. There were no casualties, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (December 21, 1961 page 970):
"On December 12, a BEA Rapide (G-AKZB) crashed on landing at St Just Airport after striking a post in poor visibility. There were no casualties. The aircraft was badly damaged."
Registration cancelled 27.12.61 as destroyed. Some parts were in store at Exeter in 1968
Sources:
1. Flight (December 21 1961 page 970): https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1961/1961%20-%201856.html?search=G-AKZB
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKZB-1.pdf
3. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh89a-dragon-rapide-lands-end
5. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/beafleetlist.pdf
6. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1599332
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Mar-2011 14:55 | anorak48 | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2011 09:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2019 00:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2019 00:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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