ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166481
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| Date: | Monday 25 May 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Farmair Ltd |
| Registration: | G-APKB |
| MSN: | 18-6250 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nuthampstead, near Royston, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Panshanger, Hertfordshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-US Registry as N8590D: first UK registered Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub. First civil registered as G-APKB 19.2.58 to Sheriff Grain Dryers Ltd., Hatfield. Re-registered 21.4.58 to Farmair Ltd., Panshanger/Hatfield (and, from 13.3.59 Kidlington, Oxford)
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25.5.59; crashed whilst crop spraying at Nuthampstead, near Royston, Cambridgeshire. Registration G-APKB cancelled 7.7.59 as "P/W/F/U" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use")
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-APKB.pdf
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1016287/
3. http://aviadejavu.ru/Images6/AI/AI58-5/17-3.jpg_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2014 18:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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