ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161394
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| Date: | Friday 8 June 1979 |
| Time: | 08:17 |
| Type: |  Cessna 337A Super Skymaster |
| Owner/operator: | Ron Webster (Midlands) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ATNY |
| MSN: | 337-0364 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Moel Siabod, near Betws-y-Coed, Snowdonia, Clwyd, North Wales -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Coventry Airport (CVT/EGBE) |
| Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man (IOM/EGNS) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 8 June 1979: Crashed into the mountain side of Moel Siabod, near Betws-y-Coed, Snowdonia, Clwyd, North Wales (at (53 degrees 04 minutes North, 03 degrees 56 minutes West) in thick mist at 2,800 feet. The pilot and five passenger were killed.
The AAIB investigation blamed pilot error for the cause of the accident, in that the aircraft was tracking some 12 degrees to the left of the intended flight path, in particular along the Droitwich to Great Ormes Head leg of the flight plan. In addition, there was a failure by the pilot to climb to a safe altitude when entering cloud.
The six persons killed were:
Pilot - V. Wilson
Passenger - T. Hood
Passenger - C. Fletcher
Passenger - T. Greenan
Passenger - J. Gregory
Passenger - R. Gregory
Registration G-ATNY cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" 27 November 1979
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422ed03ed915d1371000143/5-1979_G-ATNY.pdf
2. CAA; https://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ATNY.pdf
3. http://wrecksiteuk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/cessna-337-g-atny.html
4. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1970-1979_30.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moel_Siabod
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2013 19:08 | ryan | Added |
| 14-Jul-2015 19:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2015 19:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 22-Oct-2015 18:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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