ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31905
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 May 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12A |
| Owner/operator: | Fison-Airwork Ltd |
| Registration: | G-APLA |
| MSN: | 137 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | High Roding, near Great Dunmow, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Built at Palo Alto 1950 and registered as N8137H on 18.4.50. Sold to France and re-registered as F-BFPL on 2.6.50 to Helicop-Air. Crashed in France 7.2.52; rebuilt as F-BFLX. First registered in the UK 14.2.58 to Fison-Airwork Ltd, Bourn, Cambridgeshire
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28.5.58 when crashed after hitting HT overhead power lines at High Roding, near Great Dunmow, Essex whilst engaged in crop-spraying operations. Registration G-APLA cancelled 3.3.59 as aircraft "destroyed"
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-APLA.pdf
2. http://www.rotorspot.nl/historic/g-1.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-May-2014 21:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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