ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29201
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| Date: | Sunday 6 May 1979 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Schleicher Ka 2B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | BGA 2311 |
| MSN: | 61 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Watergate Wath, near Ripon, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Watergate Wath, North Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-D-5078; written off (damaged beyond repair) when spun in after cable break, Watergate Wath, near Ripon, North Yorkshire 6/5/1979.
Watergate Wath was a grass field airstrip near Ripon in North Yorkshire in use between 1979 and 1982
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ka2.htm
2. https://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/watergate-wath/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wath_(near_Ripon)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jul-2013 02:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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