Liverpool – Douglas

On April 15, 1947 at 12:00 AM, Liverpool – Douglas experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by British European Airways - BEA, with the event recorded near Greeba Isle of Man.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Douglas, the crew encountered poor visibility with mist. The captain decided to divert to RAF Jurby when the aircraft hit a hill, overturned and came to rest upside down. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all seven occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AHKR, MSN 6824, year of manufacture 1946.