Incident Avro 504K G-AAGG,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221757
 
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Date:Tuesday 19 July 1932
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic A504 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 504K
Owner/operator:Scottish Eastern Aircraft Services Ltd,
Registration: G-AAGG
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Blacketyside Field, Leven, Fife -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Earlston Airfield, Earlston, Berwickshire
Destination airport:Blacketyside Field, Leven, Fife
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Avro 504K: First registered 30.4.1929 to Phillips & Powis (Reading) Ltd, Woodley, Berkshire (C of A 2023). Used as a trainer by the Philips & Powis Flying School. Sold on and re-registered to Rollason Aviation Co., Croydon. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 8443) on 29.9.1931 Scottish Eastern Aircraft Services Ltd., Earlston, Berwickshire.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29.7.1932 when crashed on approach, Blacketyside Field, Leven, Fife. All three persons on board - James Hicklin (pilot), James Stewart and Miss Phyllis Mclntosh - were injured. Registration G-AAGG cancelled by the Air Ministry 2.12.1935 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft".

Sources:

1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AAGG.pdf
3. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/75-register-gb-g-aa
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A.html
5. https://auldearlston.blogspot.com/2017/01/earlston-first-with-aerodrome-in-1931.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Feb-2019 20:46 Dr. John Smith Added

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