ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178297
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| Date: | Monday 16 August 1971 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Let Aero 45 (145) |
| Owner/operator: | Norman Reddihough |
| Registration: | G-ASTU |
| MSN: | 20-012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leeds/Bradford, West Yorkshire (LBA/EGNM) |
| Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire (EGCJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16/8/1971 when crashed on landing at Sherburn-in-Elmet, and caught fire on impact. According to a contemporary report in "Yorkshire Air News" (August 1971):
"On 16/8" [1971] "Aero 145 G-ASTU diverted into Sherburn due to the pilot smelling petrol in the cabin. Due to being unable to stop in the available distance, the pilot raised the undercarriage to stop himself, but the abrupt stop caused a fire in the forward fuselage".
A further update in Yorkshire Air News (February 1972):
"As recorded in the the news section last month, Aero G-ASTU crash landed at Sherburn on 16/8" [1971]"; it has now been written off by the insurance company"
Despite being written off by the insurance company by February 1972, the registration G-ASTU was only belatedly cancelled by the CAA on 29/10/1973 as "destroyed", over two years later. Some published reports indicate that G-ASTU was removed by road to Leeds-Bradford Airport before the end of 1971, and scrapped in 1972 after spares/components recovery
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ASTU.pdf
2. Yorkshire Air News August 1971: http://www.yorkshireairnews.co.uk/images/1971%2008.PDF
3. G-ASTU at Leeds Bradford (LBA) on 3/7/1969: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1406746/
4. http://www.oldwings.nl/st/aero_45_145_270_let_l200_l410.pdf
5. Yorkshire Air News February 1972: http://www.yorkshireairnews.co.uk/images/1972%2002.PDF
6. G-ASTU at Elstree (EGTR) on 1/1/1965: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1555849
7. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-ASTU/846715
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2015 21:41 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Aug-2015 21:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2015 13:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2018 20:44 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 30-Jun-2018 16:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 10-Sep-2020 20:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2020 20:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
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