ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18138
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| Date: | 06-AUG-1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | Alfred Cash (reg owner) |
| Registration: | G-AIGA |
| MSN: | 2183 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Higher Brixham, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Higher Brixham, Devon |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster J/1 Autocrat: First civil registered as G-AIGA (C of R 10646/1; C of A 8661) 2.11.46 to Auster Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby, Leicestershire. Registration cancelled as "sold" 1.1.47. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 10646/2) 31.1.47 to Alfred Cash, Douglas, Isle of Man
Crashed at Higher Brixham, Devon 6.8.47; passenger killed, pilot survived but injured. According to a contemporary account of the accident in "Flight" Magazine (January 29th 1948 page 120):
"AUSTER CRASH
MR. ALFRED CASH, the owner of an Auster, was fatally injured and the pilot, Mr. V. H. Spencer, was seriously hurt in an accident that occurred shortly after taking off from a field near Mr. Cash's home at Higher Brixham, Devon, on August 6th. The port wing of the Auster struck a boundary hedge about 12 feet from the ground and the aircraft struck the ground about 70 yards further on. The accident has been attributed by the Chief Inspector of Accidents to an error of judgment on the part of the pilot in attempting to take off from a small field in unfavourable conditions".
Registration G-AIGA cancelled 7.1.48 by UK Civil Aviation Authority as "aircraft destroyed"
Sources:
1. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p21.htm
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIGA.pdf
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2080
4. "Flight" Magazine (January 29th 1948 page 120): https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1948/1948%20-%200140.html?search=Brixham
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brixham
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-May-2008 23:23 | JINX 40 | Updated |
| 26-Dec-2011 06:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2015 19:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 27-Nov-2019 22:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2019 23:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2019 23:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2019 17:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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