ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152359
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| Date: | Friday 24 June 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Brantly 305 |
| Owner/operator: | Robert Henderson Ryan |
| Registration: | G-ATSJ |
| MSN: | 1024 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sutton Bank Airfield, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Usworth, Sunderland (EGNU) |
| Sutton Bank Airfield (X5SB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
G-ATSJ was built by the Brantly Helicopter Corporation at Vernon, Texas and was first registered in the UK by British Executive Air Services Ltd on 14th March 1966, but this registration is not believed to have been take up. It next appears registered to Thomas E.B. Sopwith on 11th May 1966 who kept he aircraft until 1st July 1967.
It was then registered to Endeavour Aviation Ltd at Brighton between 22nd December 1967 and 30th May 1968. The helicopter was purchased by Alan Mann Racing Ltd and believed based at Fairoaks on 12th November 1968, where it remained before being put up for sale on 14th May 1969.
It was then registered to Sunderland Print Ltd at Halesowen on 25th July 1969 and remained with them until 13th January 1975 when it was registered to Autair Ltd at Luton between 28th January and 25th June 1975. It was then purchased by Robert Henderson Ryan on 7th July 1975 and based at Sunderland (Usworth).
This helicopter crashed at Sutton Bank gliding site on 24th June 1977. Presumably, it crashed on the airstrip and not into the cliff face, but its registration not cancelled straight away, it was later registered as destroyed on 30th September 1981; it appears that repairs were considered but not carried out
Sources:
1. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/61-80/atsj.html
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ATSJ-2.pdf
3. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/419023-rotary-nostalgia-thread-104.html#post7851299
4. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/419023-rotary-nostalgia-thread-16.html#post6174713
5. https://www.airteamimages.com/brantly-305_G-ATSJ_-private_107873.html
6. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1184273/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2013 12:10 | TB | Added |
| 19-Jan-2015 20:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2015 20:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2015 20:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Jul-2015 20:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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