ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32117
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 May 1987 |
| Time: | 15:46 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Keystart Aviation Ltd t/a Streamline Aviation |
| Registration: | G-BASU |
| MSN: | 31-7305023 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dounreay, Caithness, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Dounreay, Scotland (EGPY) |
| RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire (EGQS) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 12/5/1987 when crashed on take off from Dounreay Airfield Caithness, Scotland 12/5/1987. Landing gears collapsed sideways, both propellers, nose, and airframe damaged. No injuries reported among the nine person on board (pilot and eight passengers).
Registration cancelled as "destroyed" 24/7/1989. The aircraft fuselage is now stored at Eggesford farm in Devon
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Piper%20PA%2031-350%20Navajo,%20G-BASU%20%2011-87.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1987/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-united-kingdom/]
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Dounreay
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-BASU
6. http://www.dtvmovements.co.uk/images/OldCivil/pa31gbasua.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Nov-2012 10:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2014 17:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2017 19:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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