ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18650
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| Date: | Saturday 7 May 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna F172N Skyhawk (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Exmime Ltd (Cinque Ports Flying Club; Lydd) |
| Registration: | G-BGBO |
| MSN: | 1765 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mont Ventoux (Vaucluse) at Coordinates 44°10′28″N 5°16R -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nice (LFMN) |
| Dijon (LFGI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into Mont Ventoux, Vaucluse, France at approximate Coordinates 44°10′28″N 5°16′44″E on 7/5/1983. Registration G-BGBO cancelled 5/12/1983 as aircraft "destroyed"
Sources:
- Air Britain: British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919 to 1999 (published 1999)
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BGBO.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Ventoux
My memory. I was a QFI at the CPFC at the time
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Sep-2011 06:43 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2012 16:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2020 18:59 | Terry Tozer | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 14-Aug-2020 19:00 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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