ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18277
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| Date: | Monday 10 June 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster J/1N Alpha |
| Owner/operator: | J.H.Miller |
| Registration: | G-AHHU |
| MSN: | 2023 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Soria -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Soria, Spain |
| Sussex, UK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) as a bizzare result of a take off accident at Soria, Spain on 10/6/1963. This aircraft came to a sad end in 1963 when it was 'licked to death' (!) in a field in Spain...
On the return journey from Spain, the pilot became lost and low on fuel. Making a precautionary landing to obtain more fuel, the take off was unsuccessful and the prop was damaged.
Leaving the plane where it landed, the pilot went off to obtain a replacement propellor. Meanwhile, the plane received the attention of the other inhabitant of the field, a curious bull. Needless to say, the plane was unflyable after his attentions. The was later plane returned to the UK by road and was last heard of in storage with Crofton Aeroplane Services at Southampton December 1991.
Registration G-AHHU belatedly cancelled by the CAA on 29/8/1967 (over four years later) as "PWFU" (Permanently Withdrawn From Use")
Sources:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AHHU.pdf
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?101820-Auster-Alpha-G-AHHU
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1920
www.auster.ukf.net/p20.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Nov-2010 02:36 | VHKDK | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2012 15:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2012 04:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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