ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18363
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| Date: | Thursday 22 April 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster J/5B Autocar |
| Owner/operator: | Anthony Hugh Chaplin & Partners |
| Registration: | G-AJYO |
| MSN: | 2913 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sheraton, NW of Hartlepool, County Durham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Usworth Sunderland Airport (EGNU) |
| Coltishall, Norfolk (EGYC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Struck high tension cables in poor weather and crashed at Sheraton, County Durham on 22/4/1976, en route Sunderland to Norfolk. Pilot killed. Sheraton is north west of Hartlepool, at approximate co-ordinates 54°42′ 32.4″N, 1°19′1.2″W
Registration G-AJYO belatedly cancelled by the CAA on 30/5/1984 (over eight years later...) as "destroyed".
Sources:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AJYO-2.pdf
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1051149/
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p29.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheraton,_County_Durham
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Aug-2008 22:40 | Anon. | Updated |
| 28-Nov-2012 14:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2015 18:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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