Incident Auster J/5B Autocar G-AMFP,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18375
 
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Date:Thursday 10 August 1972
Time:
Type:Auster J/5B Autocar
Owner/operator:Rochford Hundred Flying Group Ltd
Registration: G-AMFP
MSN: 2933
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Jura Mountains, French Alps -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Geneva, Switzerland
Destination airport:Macon, France
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when lost in a non-fatal crash in the Jura mountains in the French Alps, on August 10th 1972 while in transit between Geneva and Macon.

Registration G-AMFP cancelled 3/10/1972 as "destroyed"

Sources:

http://www.auster.ukf.net/p29.htm
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AMFP-2.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jura_Mountains
http://www.ajjcollection.co.uk/RHFG.HTM

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
25-Nov-2012 17:31 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative]
26-Nov-2012 14:02 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
28-Jan-2022 17:46 Mike Cain Updated [Total occupants]

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