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| Date: | Tuesday 10 March 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Iraq Petroleum Transport Co |
| Registration: | G-ADNG |
| MSN: | 6297 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 miles East of Ruţbah Wells (Ar Ruţbah) Al-Anbar (الأنبار) -
 Iraq
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Haifa, Palestine |
| Ar-Rutba, Al Anbar Governate, Iraq | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 6297: Registered as G-ADNG [C of R 6157] 15.8.35 to Iraq Petroleum Transport Co Ltd, Haifa, Palestine. (2 x Gipsy Six engines #6371/6374). C of A 5156 issued 5.10.35; delivered via Malta 14.10.35.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed into building on landing 30 miles East of Rutba Wells, Iraq 10.3.36. While approaching, en-route to Ruţbah Wells (Ar-Ruţbah) Al-Anbar (الأنبار) Iraq, the pilot encountered problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The twin engine aircraft crash landed in a desert area located some 50 km/30 miles west of Ruţbah Wells. All six occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Registration G-ADNG canceled 2.8.36 as "pwfu" (Permanently Withdrawn from Use)
Ar-Rutba District (Arabic: قضاء الرطبة) is the largest district by area in Al Anbar Governorate also the largest in the entirety of Iraq, covering 93,445 km2, and the least populated in relative and absolute terms in Anbar Governorate. It is also the southernmost district of Al Anbar Governorate, the westernmost of the whole country, and the only district nationwide bordering Jordan. It is centred on the town of Ar-Rutba.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ADNG.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html
4. https://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-ad/g-ad-part-2
5. https://onespotter.com/aircraft/fid/290854/G-ADNG
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh89a-dragon-rapide-near-rutbah-wells
7. https://airport-data.com/aircraft/G-ADNG.html
8. Photo of G-ADNG: https://airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000443947.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ar-Rutbah
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ar-Rutba_District
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2011 21:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Feb-2014 23:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Dec-2016 21:06 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2017 17:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2017 23:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2017 23:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 18-Feb-2019 15:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Mar-2019 21:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 14-Mar-2020 19:06 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Mar-2025 07:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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