ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156653
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 August 1983 |
| Time: | 10:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 175B Skylark |
| Owner/operator: | Med-Co Hospital Supplies Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AROD |
| MSN: | 175-56998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Nantwich, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Barton, Lancashire (EGCB) |
| Cranfield, Bedfordshire (EGTC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Ex-N28814 of the US Embassy Flying Club. To G-AROD 2.10.61. Damaged beyond repair in a forced landing on a tennis court near Nantwich, Cheshire on 16.8.1983. Per the summary of the official AAIB report into the accident: "The aircraft was en route from Barton, Manchester, to Cranfield, when, at an altitude of 1,250 feet, the pilot noticed a sudden drop in the indicated oil pressure. This was quickly followed by a loud bang, and a total loss of all engine power. During the ensuing forced landing, the aircraft was seriously damaged in a collision with a tennis court fence"
Registration G-AROD cancelled as "temporarily withdrawn from use 30.5.84". However not restored to the UK civil register since...
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Air Britain: British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919 to 1999 (published 1999)
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AROD-2.pdf
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1243375/
4. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1972/1972%20-%201489.PDF
5. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Cessna%20175B%20G-AROD%2014-83.pdf
6. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 1971 | G-AROD | 0 | Rotterdam |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2013 11:58 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 16-Jun-2013 12:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2013 09:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2014 19:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2014 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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