Incident Auster J/1N Alpha G-AIJI,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18286
 
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Date:Sunday 12 January 1975
Time:overnight
Type:Silhouette image of generic J1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Auster J/1N Alpha
Owner/operator:John Harrison Lawson (regd. owner)
Registration: G-AIJI
MSN: 2307
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Humberside Airport, Kirmington, Lincolnshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Standing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Humberside Airport (EGNJ)
Destination airport:Humberside Airport (EGNJ)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Auster J/1N Alpha G-AIJI: Written off (damaged beyond repair) in gales 12/1/1975 whilst parked at Kirmington, Lincolnshire. According to a contemporary report in "Air Yorkshire" (February 1975): "Auster J/1 Alpha was blown over by the wind at Humberside/Kirmington on January 12th, and when upturned, it was reported that the concrete blocks tied to the wings had smashed through the wings, making the aircraft a write off"

Registration G-AIJI cancelled by the CAA on 12/3/1975 as "PWFU" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use")

Sources:

1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIJI-1.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIJI-2.pdf
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIJI-3.pdf
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIJI-4.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberside_International_Airport.
6. Air Yorkshire (February 1975 p.13): https://magazines.airyorkshire.org.uk/1975%2002.pdf
7. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2189
8. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1170791/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
05-Oct-2012 19:21 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 17:35 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Narrative]
16-Aug-2015 11:04 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Jun-2022 22:18 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, Category]

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