ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47803
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| Date: | Friday 3 December 1999 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Tulip Air |
| Registration: | PH-GYN |
| MSN: | 31-7305119 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Esbjerg Airport, 5 nm NE of Esbjerg, Jutland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | Esbjerg Airport (EBJ/EKEB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On the evening of 3rd December 1999 a severe storm with hurricane forces (100+ Knots gusts), swept through Denmark, in the Southern part of Jutland. Two airplanes was parked outside at the GA parking area (Tarmac) at Esbjerg Airport - a Cessna 172: OY-AZB and a Piper PA31-350 Navajo Chieftain PH-GYN.
The Cessna OY-AZB was hit by a strong gust of wind and thrown into the leading edge of the Chieftain OY-GYN, damaged the leading edge severely and thrown over the wing where it hit the fuselage just over the entry door, where it made a hole and further thrown into the grass area behind.
Both airplanes were damaged beyond repair (L/H wing on the Chieftain was bent in the wing spar). Wreckage/remains were ferried via road to Rotterdam and stored on hangar on 25 February 2000. Ferried by road to Midden-Zeeland on 27 June 2001 and stored. Last noted 22 October 2007, dismantled. Noted with Global Aircraft Industries, Villeneuve, and Currently (2012) the body is in a paintball center in Rotterdam (the hall Indoor Paintball Rotterdam Bergse Linker Rottekade 20)
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl/civil-database/details?bt=pa&af=1555
2. http://www.hdekker.info/registermap/MG.htm
3. http://www.aerobernie.bplaced.net/Tulip%20Air.html
4. http://www.airnieuws.nl/phregister/490/luchtvaartnieuws.html
5. Capt Nielsen on location.
Images:
PH-GYN at Rotterdam Airport (EHRD) 7 Feb. 1989 (c) H. Ranter
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Aug-2010 07:05 | Capt Nielsen | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2015 20:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2016 18:13 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
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