ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18274
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 April 1963 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1N Alpha |
| Owner/operator: | Portsmouth Aero Club Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-APAR |
| MSN: | 3370 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sullington Hill, near Storrington,West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Portsmouth Airport, Portsmouth, Hampshire (PME/EGPM) |
| Shoreham Airport, Shoreham, West Sussex (EGKA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster J/1N Alpha: First civil registered (C of R R5924/1) on 4/4/57 to Crop Culture (Aerial) Ltd., Torquay, Devon. (Address changed with effect from 16/6/59 to Bembridge Airport, Bembridge, Isle of Wight). Registration cancelled/lapsed 27/6/60 upon sale
Sold on and re-registered (C of R R5924/2) on 6/7/60 to the Portsmouth Aero Club, Portsmouth Airport, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Written off (destroyed) 16/4/63: Whilst flying in bad weather conditions from Portsmouth Airport, Portsmouth, Hampshire to Shoreham, West Sussex, Auster G-APAR crashed into Sullington Hill, between Storrington and Arundel, West Sussex, where the South Downs rise to over 200 metres. Pilot survived the crash, although seriously injured
Registration G-APAR formally cancelled by UK Civil Aviation Authority 25/4/1963 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. Survey of accidents to aircraft in the United Kingdom 1963 / CAA
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-APAR.pdf
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=3249
4. G-APAR at Elstree 25/5/57: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1383509
5. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/370643-portsmouth-aeroclub.html
6. http://austerhg.org/gallery3/Auster-1243594292/Model_J1U/G-APAR-MICRONAIR-ATOMISER
7. G-APAR at Portsmouth in 1964: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1531366
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storrington_and_Sullington
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jul-2009 21:22 | VHKDK | Updated |
| 15-Oct-2009 10:41 | andrewaircraft | Updated |
| 09-Mar-2012 13:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2015 15:57 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2020 18:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2020 18:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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