De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide crash, Jan 24, 1954, But...
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide accident on January 24, 1954 near Butiaba Western, Uganda with no fatalities.
- Date: January 24, 1954
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
- Location: Butiaba Western, Uganda
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
An East African Airways de Havilland Dragon Rapide (VP-KEA) was chartered to fly Ernest Hemingway and his wife from Butiaba to Entebbe after their light aircraft accident. On takeoff from the Butiaba airstrip on 24 January 1954 the Dragon crashed and burned, and all four occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.