Oxford - Shoreham

On February 5, 1989 at 11:08 AM, Oxford - Shoreham experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by Proteus Petroleum, with the event recorded near Oxford-Kidlington Oxfordshire.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from runway 20 at Oxford-Kidlington Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 1,500 feet, the pilot reduced engine power when the right engine failed. He informed ATC at Oxford Airport and was cleared to return. Shortly later, the right engine caught fire and the pilot attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a soft ground about 8 km south of the airport, bursting into flames. The pilot escaped uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AJHO, MSN 6835, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.8037°, -1.2751°.