ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18173
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| Date: | 20-AUG-1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | Midland Aero Club |
| Registration: | G-AGXK |
| MSN: | 1951 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Staverton near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Birmingham International Airport (BHX) |
| Staverton near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (EGBJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster J/1 G-AGXK: First civil registered (C of R 9813/1; C of A 7393) on 1/2/1946 to Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Ltd., Britannia Works, Thurmaston, Leicestershire. Registrarion G-AGXK cancelled/lapsed 15/4/1946 upon sale
Sold on and re-registered (C of R 9813/2) on 1/8/1946 to John Morgan, Moseley, Birmingham. Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale 23/2/1948
Sold on and re-registered (C or R 9813/3, later R.126) 2/4/1948 to the Midland Aero Club, Elmdon Airport, Birmingham
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at Staverton, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire on 20/8/1953. Registration G-AGXK cancelled by the Secretarey of Sate, Air Ministry on 2/12/1953 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGXK.pdf
2. Auster G-AGXK at Elmdon, Birmingham 20/10/1951: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1645997
3. Auster G-AGXK at Wolverhampton Pendeford 17/5/1952: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1645435
4. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1849
5. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-AGXK.html
Media:
Auster J/1 G-AGXK of the Midland Aero Club in 1952:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jan-2013 18:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2021 16:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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