Incident Cessna F150M (Reims) G-BFIY,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192230
 
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Date:Monday 11 June 1979
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic C150 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna F150M (Reims)
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: G-BFIY
MSN: F150-1381
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Unknown -   Austria
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off 11/6/79 in Austria.

Registration G-BFIY cancelled 8/12/83 as "PWFU" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use"). However, repaired/rebuilt, and registration restored 30/7/84 to Yorkshire Light Aircraft Ltd., Yeadon (Leeds/Bradford) Airport, West Yorkshire. G-BFIY was acquired by Yorkshire Light Aircraft in 1984, from Austria having been stored in scotland for some time prior to that following an accident in 1979 when it was officially written off. Following some TLC from YLA it finally joined the Aero Club fleet, where it was operated until 2000.

Still flying in 2019 with its sixth owner from new

Sources:

1. LFZ Register Austria
2. G-BFIY registration card 11/1/78 to 30/7/84: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-BFIY.pdf
3. https://www.jetphotos.com/registration/G-BFIY
4. https://forums4airports.com/threads/504/page-46#post-147094

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Dec-2016 11:12 Alpine Flight Added
26-Jan-2020 12:04 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
12-Apr-2020 23:39 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative]

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