Accident Piper PA-23-250 Aztec G-ATXG,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18925
 
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Date:Wednesday 9 February 1977
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23-250 Aztec
Owner/operator:Luton Flying Club Ltd
Registration: G-ATXG
MSN: 27-3345
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Peters Green, near Luton Airport, Befordshire (LTN/EGGW) -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX)
Destination airport:Luton Airport, Befordshire (LTN/EGGW)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-N6133Y. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when struck trees on missed approach and attempted go around in poor weather, inbound from East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) on 9/2/77. Aircraft came down at Peters Green, Bedfordshire, killing one of the three persons on board

Registration G-ATXG cancelled 9/2/77 as "destroyed" (although presumably retrospectively, as the CAA were not notified until 24/3/77)

Sources:

1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ATXG.pdf
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1142197/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
12-Aug-2009 10:15 zerocinquanta Updated
11-Aug-2012 19:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
21-Jun-2013 02:00 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative]
19-Feb-2015 13:47 Steve Smith Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
24-Feb-2016 23:07 Dr.John Smith Updated [Aircraft type]

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