ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18968
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| Date: | Saturday 24 April 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-AWCZ |
| MSN: | 32-225 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chirk Airfield, near Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chirk Airfield, Wrexham, Clwyd |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine failure on take off from Chirk; tried to abort take off, but ran out of (and off the end of the) runway. Damaged airframe retained for ground instructional use, in fake markings as 'G-AWOZ' at Cranfield (EGTC) - photographed as such 2.9.1977 and again on 6.9.1981 (see photos below)
Registration G-AWCZ belatedly cancelled by the CAA as "destroyed" 29.2.84
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AWCZ.pdf
2. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976l
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jul-2009 07:34 | Anon. | Updated |
| 15-Jul-2012 16:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2015 19:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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