ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17886
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| Date: | Saturday 8 March 1975 |
| Time: | daytime |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140D Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Glasgow Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AZAI |
| MSN: | 28-7125362 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Loch Tay, Perthshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Private Airstrip next to Loch Tay, Perthshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) when failed gain enough height during a downwind takeoff and crashed into Loch Tay on 8/3/1975 at approxaimatel 1600 hrs. Two of the three persons on board (Pilot and co-pilot Lesley Butler and David Sandeman) were killed and passenger William Laver survived. According to a newspaper report dated 24 May 2006 (the obituary of Pat Sandeman, 1913-2006) which mentions this incident in passing:
"In 1975, Pat and his wife Mary needed all their courage to cope with the tragic death of [their son] David in a flying accident. Taking off from a field by the shores of Loch Tay, near the family cottage, the small plane with David and two others aboard crash-landed in the Loch and Pat had the experience of watching helplessly as his son drowned 50 yards away, overcome by hypothermia in the cold March water."
Registration G-AZAI cancelled by the UK Civil Aviation Authority as "destroyed" 10/9/1975
Sources:
1. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AZAI.pdf
3. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12434546.Pat_Sandeman/
4. https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/pat-sandeman-an-appreciation-1-1122079
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jun-2012 15:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2012 19:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2015 15:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2020 14:41 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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