ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18633
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| Date: | Sunday 26 June 1966 |
| Time: | 17:02 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna F172D Skyhawk (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Luton Flying Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ASHE |
| MSN: | 0004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Old Warden Airport, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Old Warden, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire (EGTH) |
| Luton Airport, Befordshire (LTN/EGGW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On the 26th June 1966, a Cessna 172, G-ASHE, got airborne after that day's air display at Old Warden and performed a fairly steep climb after take-off, maybe trying to emulate the display aircraft?. The aircraft's drag rapidly overcame the available thrust & lift and the resultant pile of wreckage ended up in the spectator car park. The pilot and two innocent members of the public on the ground were killed. The three passengers in the Cessna survived, although severely injured.
Registration G-ASHE cancelled 11th August 1966 as aircraft "destroyed"
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 101/485 to AVIA 101/488 (4 files): https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5070495 to https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5070498
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ASHE.pdf
3. G-ASHE at Southampton (EGHI) in 1964: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1604132
Images:
Wreckage of Cessna 172 after it had been pulled off the car it had crashed on to
Picture taken after the Cessna had been pulled off the car it had crashed onto
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2008 22:55 | LRH | Updated |
| 23-Dec-2009 23:28 | Tim Broome | Updated |
| 23-Dec-2009 23:28 | Tim Broome | Updated |
| 26-Sep-2011 02:35 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2012 16:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2020 20:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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