Incident Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V G-AJXC,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19445
 
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Date:Friday 16 October 1987
Time:
Type:Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: G-AJXC
MSN: 1409
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Scotland Farm Strip, Hook, Hampshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Standing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Hook, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Damaged beyond repair; the remains of 'JXC were still in storage at the Scotland Farm airstrip at Hook, Hampshire, alongside the M3, where it was damaged in a gale on 16/10/1987. According to some sources, the aircraft had not flown since 1981

Registration G-AJXC cancelled 3/4/1989. However, registration restored 15/1/2008 to new owners, and restored/rebuilt at Henstridge. Now flying again in WWII-period military markings as "TJ343"

Sources:

1. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
2. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=174
3. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/derek.blake87/hants.htm
4. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/78670-ahhhh-austerrrrrrrrrr-merged-15.html
5. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&p=1039682

Media:

First flight after restoration!

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
16-Jun-2012 20:03 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative]
06-Dec-2014 03:32 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative]

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