ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65646
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| Date: | Monday 10 April 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gardan GY-80 Horizon 160 |
| Owner/operator: | Alan Ernest Langdon |
| Registration: | G-ATDH |
| MSN: | 105 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Porthcawl, Bridgend, South Glamorgan -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Exeter, Devon (EXT/EGTE) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) when ditched off Porthcawl, near Bridgend, South Glamorgan 10/4/1978: pilot (sole person on board) killed.
CAA belatedly cancelled the registration 29/2/1984 as aircraft "destroyed". The same record also notes the last registered owner of G-ATDH as "deceased"
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ATDH-2.pdf
2. http://avionsgardan.free.fr/sort%20des%20gardan.htm
3. http://avionsgardan.org/all-the-gardan-gy80/the-status-of-all-the-gardan-gy80/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2009 22:38 | VHKDK | Added |
| 08-Jul-2012 11:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2015 11:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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