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| Date: | Sunday 20 November 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Tata Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-AJA |
| MSN: | 6379 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) (VAJJ) |
| Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) (VAJJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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. The crew was completing a local training flight at Bombay-Juhu Airport. On final approach, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances short of runway. One person on board was killed, the other was seriously injured. 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
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh89a-dragon-rapide-bombay-1-killed
5. https://www.warbirdsofindia.com/uncategorized/indian-aircraft-civil-register/
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p063.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juhu_Aerodrome#History
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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, ] |
| 15-Mar-2025 19:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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