Accident Mooney M20E G-AZOP,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18908
 
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Date:Thursday 30 September 1976
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic M20P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mooney M20E
Owner/operator:Avon Electrics (Wholesalers) Ltd
Registration: G-AZOP
MSN: 21-0023
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Luton Airport, Luton, Bedfordshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Luton Airport, Befordshire (LTN/EGGW)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off 30/09/1976: Struck trees in foggy weather shortly after take off from Luton Airport, Bedfordshire. All four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) were killed. Registration cancelled as "destroyed" 16/5/1977

Sources:

1. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AZOP.pdf
3. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-AZOP/1039538

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
24-Jun-2012 15:54 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Jul-2015 22:51 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]
19-Jul-2015 22:53 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
08-Jun-2022 19:01 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Source, Category]

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