Incident Auster J/1 Autocrat G-AHSN,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18181
 
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Date:Monday 11 July 1955
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic J1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Auster J/1 Autocrat
Owner/operator:Denham Flying Club Ltd
Registration: G-AHSN
MSN: 2105
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Denham Airfield, Denham, Buckinghamshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Denham Aerodrome, Denham, Buckinghamshire (EGLD)
Destination airport:Denham Airfield, Denham, Buckinghamshire (EGLD)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Auster J/1 Autocrat G-AHSN: First registered (C of R10309/1; C of A 8133) on 8/8/46 to Auster Aircraft Ltd., Britannia Works, Thurmaston, Leicestershire. Sold on and re-registered six times between 8/8/46 and 6/6/55 as follows

8/08/46: Registered (C of R 10309/1; C of A 8133) to Auster Aircraft Ltd., Thurmaston, Leicestershire
1/10/46: Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale
1/10/46: (Same day) sold on and re-registered (C of R 10309/2) to Blackburn Aircraft Ltd., Brough, East Yorkshire
3/04/47: Registration cancelled by the Secretary of State Air Ministry as "damaged"
19/6/48: Registration restored (presumably after repairs/rebuild)(C of R 10309/3) to Blackburn Aircraft Ltd., Brough, East Yorkshire
26/8/49: Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale
12/9/49: Re-registered (C of R 10309/4, later R 175/4) to the Royal Naval Flying Club (Propriety) Ltd., Gosport, Hampshire
21/11/54: Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale
12/12/54; Sold on and re-registered (C of R 175/5) to Southern Flying Schools Ltd., Portsmouth, Hampshire (operated by the Portsmouth Aero Club)
28/5/55: Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale
6/6/55: Sold on and re-registered (C of R 176/6) to Denham Flying Club Ltd., Denham Airfield, Denham, Buckinghamshire
11/7/55: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at Denham Airfield, Denham, Buckinghamshire.
12/10/55: Registration G-AHSN cancelled by the Secretary of State, Air Ministry as "PWFU" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use")

Sources:

1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AHSN-1.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AHSN-2.pdf
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1989

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
11-Dec-2012 08:46 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
23-May-2020 20:41 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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