De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide crash, Mar 18, 1940, Kir...
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide accident on March 18, 1940 near Kirkwall Orkney, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot made the approach...
- Date: March 18, 1940
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
- Location: Kirkwall Orkney, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot made the approach at too low an altitude and did not see the hill.
Dragon Rapide G-AFEY of Scottish Airways hit a hill at Wideford, about 5 miles northwest of Kirkwall Airport, on 18 March 1940 while approaching the airport. All six occupants were injured, and the aircraft was wrecked.