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Date: | Sunday 17 November 1968 |
Time: | |
Type: | Piper PA-22-160 |
Owner/operator: | Slingsby Aircraft Ltd |
Registration: | G-ARLA |
MSN: | 22-7200 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Kirbymoorside, North Yorkshire -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A fire at Slingsby's factory resulted in the loss of a number of aircraft and gliders. Press reports state that up to forty four aircraft were lost but I assume not all were complete fully built aircraft and hence would not have proper registrations.
Piper G-ARLA, (ex-N3525Z) which was being used at the time by Slingsby Aircraft Ltd as a glider tug, was one of those destroyed in the fire. Registration G-ARLA cancelled by the CAA retrospectively on 18/11/1968, although annotated "notified 16/1/69"
Sources:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ARLA-2.pdf http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/ryedale/fire.html
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1175061/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingsby_Aviation
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Jun-2009 23:20 |
VHKDK |
Added |
29-Jul-2012 13:44 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |