ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18440
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| Date: | Sunday 6 February 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster J/5G Cirrus Autocar |
| Owner/operator: | Air Navigation and Trading Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ARDA |
| MSN: | 3157 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire (EGNH) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | EGNH |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-VR-NBB. To G-ARDA 26.7.60. Written off when crashed on take off from Squire's Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire (EGNH) 6.2.66. Registration cancelled same day as aircraft "destroyed". (Later changed to "PWFU" - "Permanently Withdrawn From Use")
The pilot Russell Whyham, the operator's Managing Director, was fatally injured and died 5 days later.
Sources:
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p31.htm
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ARDA-2.pdf
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=3040
https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1966/1966%20-%200528.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Nov-2010 03:58 | VHKDK | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2012 15:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2017 19:22 | DaveReidUK | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2017 19:59 | DaveReidUK | Updated [Source] |
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