Incident Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V G-ALJB,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19384
 
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Date:Sunday 13 May 1951
Time:
Type:Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V
Owner/operator:Alexander Edwin Morris
Registration: G-ALJB
MSN: 1557
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Harraton Hall, near Birtley, County Durham -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Harraton Hall, Birtley, County Durham
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-RAF Auster AOP.5 TJ545: RAF service with 652 Squadron. Struck off charge and sold 14.2.49. Civil registered as G-ALJB on 2.3.49 to Darlington & District Aero Club Ltd (C of R 12585/C of A 10642). Re-registered 14.6.49 to Alexander Edwin Morris, Harraton Hall, Birtley, County Durham.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Harraton Hall, near Birtley, County Durham 13.5.51. Registration G-ALJB belatedly cancelled 17.11.59

Sources:

1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ALJB.pdf
2. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p15.htm
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1440

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
12-Jun-2012 16:37 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage]
28-Jan-2014 20:16 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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