Incident Druine D.31 Turbulent G-APYZ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63049
 
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Date:Saturday 15 June 1974
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic D31 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Druine D.31 Turbulent
Owner/operator:Anthony Roger Lee
Registration: G-APYZ
MSN: PFA/546
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Little Snoring Airfeld, Fakenham, Norfolk -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Netherthorpe Airfield, Worksop Nottinghamshire (EGNF)
Destination airport:Little Snoring, Fakenham, Norfolk
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
First registered 2.2.60 to Rollason Aircraft & Engines Ltd, Croydon as G-APYZ. Sold on and re-registered 12 times between 1960 and 1973 (see links #2, #3 and #4). Last registered owner (from 3.5.73) was Anthony Roger Lee, of Kings Lynn, Norfolk

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 15.6.74 when crashed on landing at Little Snoring Airfeld, Fakenham, Norfolk. C of A expired 21.2.75, and registration G-APYZ belatedly cancelled by the CAA 24.8.81

Sources:

1. The British Civil Aircraft Register G-APAA to G-APZZ (Bernard Martin, Air Brtiain, 1978)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-APYZ-1.pdf
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-APYZ-2.pdf
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-APYZ-3.pdf
5. http://www.oldreigate.com/?goto=redhillaerodrome2
6. http://www.laa-archive.org.uk/results.php?q=Druine+D.31+Turbulent&fields=model
7. https://www.tigerclub.co.uk/tailends.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Little_Snoring#Current_use

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
30-May-2014 22:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
28-Jul-2015 02:41 Dr. John Smith Updated [Embed code]
28-Jul-2015 17:13 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative]
21-Oct-2015 18:42 role82 Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport]

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