ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18941
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| Date: | Sunday 4 January 1976 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee F |
| Owner/operator: | Gold Star Publications Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BBIE |
| MSN: | 28-7325512 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Sea, 3 miles off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Schipol Airport,Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Southend (EGMC) Essex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Before the pilot with his three passengers again wanted to return to the UK from Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, he requested fuel. He got on his phone to the airport authorities, but got no answer, and after a few failed attempts he stated he could no longer wait and left at 15:54 hours local
G-BBIE crashed into sea 3 miles off Clacton, Essex, on 4/1/1976 after running out of fuel, killing all four on board. Lifeboats were sent to the reported location of the ditching, but nothing was found.
The registration was later used on another aircraft fuselage for a tv program.
Sources:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BBIE.pdf
http://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1976.htm#G-BBIE
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976l
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-May-2008 23:23 | JINX 40 | Updated |
| 27-May-2012 09:15 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 07-Nov-2012 13:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Dec-2012 11:23 | Kingpin_65 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 14-Apr-2018 12:28 | artoncreed | Updated [Embed code] |
| 14-Apr-2018 12:30 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
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