ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18942
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| Date: | Sunday 24 October 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140C Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | West London Aero Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AYDT |
| MSN: | 28-26558 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bristol Channel, off Weston-Super Mare, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | White Waltham, Maidenhead, Berkshire (EGLM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched into the Bristol Channel off Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, 24/10/1976 after running out of fuel. The pilot managed to escape from the crashed aircraft but unfortunately he was never found.
Registration G-AYDT cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" 31/1/1977
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AYDT.pdf
2. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1977/1977%20-%201176.PDF
3. http://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-12749704
5. http://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2009 23:20 | VHKDK | Updated |
| 29-Aug-2012 13:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2014 02:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2015 22:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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