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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Linile Aerienne Romane Explate cu Statul (LARES) |
| Registration: | YR-DRA |
| MSN: | 6329 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bucharest-Băneasa Airport, Bucharest -
 Romania
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bucharest-Băneasa Airport, Bucharest, Romania (BBU/LRBS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
c/no. 6329: UK C of A 5539 issued 12.6.36 to Direction de l'Aviation Civile. (Gipsy Six engines#6534/6535). Registered in Romania as YR-DRA (C of R 117) and operated by Linile Aerienne Romane Explate cu Statul (LARES) for training and occasional charter purposes.
Crashed in Romania 29.4.37; The crew was engaged in a local training mission out from Bucharest-Băneasa Airport. Shortly after takeoff, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were injured. Registration YR-DRA cancelled with effect from the same day.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/index.php/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh89a-dragon-rapide-bucharest
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p063.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_YR-.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/civil-registers/YR-Romania.pdf
6. https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/LARES#Reorganizarea (Romanian text)
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucharest_B%C4%83neasa_Aurel_Vlaicu_International_Airport#Foundation_and_early_years
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2010 10:52 | TB | Added |
| 12-Dec-2011 08:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Oct-2013 22:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Oct-2016 19:23 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2017 22:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2019 17:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Mar-2019 21:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 27-Mar-2020 20:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Mar-2025 07:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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