ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267745
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| Date: | Friday 17 May 1974 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Woodgate Aviation |
| Registration: | G-ATMV |
| MSN: | 28-21465 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Black Mountain, Near Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Belfast International Airport, Aldergrove, Belfast (BFS/EGAA) |
| Belfast International Airport, Aldergrove, Belfast (BFS/EGAA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Woodgate Aviation PA-28-140 Cherokee G-ATMV crashed on to the Black Mountain, near Belfast, Northern Ireland on Friday 17th May 1974. The pilot was seriously injured, a second man had multiple injuries, and a third man in the rear was uninjured. It is believed they were flying to Woodgate’s base at Aldergrove. All three spent the night in the aircraft whilst a nationwide search was taking place. Ironically the wreckage was spotted by an air traffic controller on his way to work at Aldergrove. The party was travelling to N Ireland to see the NW200 motorcycling event.
The aircraft crashed into the side of Black Mountain. The 3 onboard stayed in the wreckage overnight until the next found by an air traffic controller on his way to work at Belfast International Airport.
Black Mountain is a large hill which overlooks the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. With a height of 1,275 ft (389 m), it towers over most of west Belfast and is part of the Belfast Hills. Its name is probably derived from the adjoining mountain called Divis (from Irish Dubhais meaning 'black ridge'), and they may have been seen as one mountain in the past. On the summit is Black Mountain transmitting station.
Registration G-ATMV cancelled by the CAA 12 June 1974 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. https://victorpatterson.photoshelter.com/image/I0000cXSdu479QPw
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ATMV-1.pdf
3. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ATMV-2.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain_(Belfast)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2021 19:54 | ryan | Added |
| 28-May-2022 22:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 28-May-2022 22:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 21-Nov-2022 05:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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