ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27686
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| Date: | Monday 6 April 1936 |
| Time: | 22:30 LT |
| Type: | GAL Monospar ST.4 Mk.II |
| Owner/operator: | Commercial Air Hire Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ADIK |
| MSN: | GAL/ST/4/27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South Park, Godstone, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey (EGCR) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered (C of R 5928) 30.5.35 as G-ADIK to Commercial Air Hire Ltd., Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey. C of A 4895 issued June 1935.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at South Park, Godstone, Surrey on 6.4.36. The pilot, Ellis Hill, (the sole person on board) was injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. A contemporary local newspaper gives further details of the incident (Surrey Mirror - Friday 10 April 1936):
"PLANE'S FORCED LANDING.
A Monospar aeroplane, owned by the Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce, which had been co-operating with the R.A.F. in searchlight "spotting," made a forced landing in a field at South Park, Godstone, at 10.30 p.m. on Monday. In coming down the starboard wing struck a small oak tree and was torn off; the engine was damaged also. The pilot, Mr. G. E. Hill, who was unhurt, spent the night in a nearby cottage.
Registration G-ADIK cancelled in May 1936 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. Surrey Mirror - Friday 10 April 1936
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ADIK.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A6.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-general-aircraft-st-4-monospar-ii-godstone
5. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
6. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=16668.0
7. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accb1939.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Oct-2009 01:40 | JINX | Updated |
| 07-Jan-2014 18:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2015 11:32 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2017 19:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2018 01:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2020 01:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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