ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30682
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 August 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C18S Expeditor |
| Owner/operator: | David Brown & Sons (Huddersfield) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AIYI |
| MSN: | 4206 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sherburn-in-Elmet Aerodrome, Leeds, West Yorkshire (EGCJ) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Sherburn-in-Elmet Aerodrome, Leeds, West Yorkshire (EGCJ) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Beechcraft C18S Expeditor G-AIYI (ex-USAAF 42-43477). First registered (C of R 11077/1; C of R V.384) 23-12-46 to His Highness Prince Ali Salman Aga Khan, The Ritz Hotel, 150 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom. Registration cancelled/lapsed 6-1-48 upon sale (Prince Aga Khan had bought a DH.104 Dove as a replacement).
Re-registered (C of R 11077/2) 22-4-48 upon sale to David Brown & Sons (Huddersfield) Ltd. The company were a well-known firm of Tractor manufacturers, and also the owners of Aston Martin sports cars.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take-off at Sherburn-in-Elmet Aerodrome, Leeds, West Yorkshire on 24/8/1949. Aircraft caught on fire on impact. Registration G-AIYI cancelled same day by the Secretary of State, Air Ministry due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-beechcraft-c18s-expeditor-sherburn-elmet
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIYI.pdf
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_2.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aly_Khan
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ritz_Hotel,_London#Post-war_years
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brown_Ltd.#David_Brown_&_Sons,_Huddersfield_(the_Huddersfield_group)
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherburn-in-Elmet_Airfield#Post-war_operations
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Dec-2012 11:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2014 15:14 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Narrative] |
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