ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65784
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| Date: | Saturday 14 March 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Brantly 305 |
| Owner/operator: | A & B Cars (Distributors) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ATUS |
| MSN: | 1030 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barton, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Barton, Lancashire (EGCB) |
| Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take off at Barton, Lancashire (EGCB). According to an eyewitness report from the son of the pilot:
"Regarding the helicopter accident at Barton Aerodrome, my father did tell me about it. He was cleared for take off, so lifted off to about 100 feet. Control tower then asked him to hold whilst another aircraft left the airspace. Dad requested several times to move away from the holding pattern due to the issues caused by hovering in one position. A few minutes into the holding pattern, the downdraft caused by hovering caused a relative vacuum under the blades which led to the helicopter falling like a stone from the air and crashing into the ground.
Nobody was injured but the helicopter was badly damaged. I have seen a photo of it lying on it's side with the perspex front shield split open and blades sheared off. Dad was no stranger to flying accidents, having also flown into electricity pylons in Scotland!!"
Registration G-ATUS cancelled 2/5/1970 as aircraft "destroyed"
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ATUS.
2. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/419023-rotary-nostalgia-thread-18.html
3. http://www.edendale.co.uk/MAIP/CORP.BC2.6.html
4. http://newton-le-willows.com/history/viewtopic.php?t=1922&start=30
5. http://www.na3t.org/air/photo/WB00080-10
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 12:21 | VHKDK | Added |
| 11-Aug-2012 19:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2012 10:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2015 12:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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