Ramsgate - Ramsgate

On June 29, 1957 at 12:00 AM, Ramsgate - Ramsgate experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by Island Air Services - UK, with the event recorded near Ramsgate Kent.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed shortly after takeoff while involved in a local plaisance flight. All eight occupants escaped with minor injuries while the airplane was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AGUF, MSN 6855, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.3335°, 1.4196°.