ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18695
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| Date: | Sunday 5 March 1978 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | West Essex Flying Club |
| Registration: | G-AMXL |
| MSN: | C1/0242 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dartford Salt Marshes, Dartford, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Biggin Hill Airport, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent (BQH/EGKB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex RAF Chipmunk WD301, delivered 12/01/1951, which was sold on 22/6/1956 at 20 MU RAF Aston Down. It became OH-HCA in Finland in 1956. First civil registered in the UK as G-AMXL on 25/6/60.
Crashed 5/3/1978 on the Dartford Salt Marshes, Dartford, Kent, when failed to recover from a spin. One of the two persons on board was killed.
Registration G-AMXL belatedly cancelled by the CAA on 20/10/1981 as "P.W.F.U." ("Permanently Withdrawn from Use").
Sources:
1. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1226384
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 4/114: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C486071 (Note: only covers the period 1956-69)
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AMXL-1.pdf
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AMXL-2.pdf
5. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AMXL-3.pdf
6. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
7. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_civil.htm
8. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=16726.0
9. G-AMXL at Biggin Hill in June 1974: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1405594
Media:
Chipmunk G-AMXL in 1971
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Nov-2011 14:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage] |
| 28-Nov-2012 04:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2014 16:05 | TB | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2015 13:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2020 21:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2020 20:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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