ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241159
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 January 1972 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  Cessna F.150J |
| Owner/operator: | Grindale Parachuting Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AWUV |
| MSN: | F150-0409 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grindale Airfield, Bridlington, East Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Grindale Airfield, Bridlington, East Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Cessna F.150J G-AWUV, Grindale Parachuting Ltd. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when blown over in a gale while parked out on the airfield at Grindale, Bridlington, East Yorkshire. According to a contemporary report in "Yorkshire Air News" (February and March 1972 issues):
"At Grindale Cessna F.150 G-AWUV of The Grindale Sports and Parachute Centre., was blown over in a gale on 26.1.72 and it is to be removed to Leeds Bradford by road for repair by Y.L.A".
[Y.L.A. = Yorkshire Light Aircraft, the Cessna dealers for the North of England, based at Leeds/Bradford Airport]
"One aircraft which ls unlikely to see service again is Cessna 150 G-AWUV, which was blown over in a gale at Grindale on the 18th January" [1972]. "It is understood from 'the powers that be, that is is a complete write-off".
Although the C of A was cancelled upon expiry on 8th February 1975, the registration G-AWUV was only belatedly cancelled by the CAA on 26th January 1977 (a few days over five years later) as "PWFU" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use"
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AWUV.pdf
2. Yorkshire Air News February 1972: http://www.yorkshireairnews.co.uk/images/1972%2002.PDF
3. Yorkshire Air News March 1972; http://www.yorkshireairnews.co.uk/images/1972%2003.PDF
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grindale
4. http://www.ukairfieldguide.net/airfields/Grindale
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2020 19:34 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Sep-2020 19:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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