ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65778
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| Date: | Friday 26 December 1969 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Cessna F172H Skyhawk (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Dudley Graham Woodhead |
| Registration: | G-AVTR |
| MSN: | F172-0470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thames Estuary off Canvey Island, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Biggin Hill Airport, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent (BQH/EGKB) |
| Southend Airport, Southend, Essex (SEN/EGMC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Whilst flying from Biggin Hill to Southend Airfield on Boxing Day 1969, one assumes that Cessna 172 G-AVTR suffered an engine problem/failure which necessitated it ditching in the Thames off Canvey Island. The pilot and his passenger's bodies were never found. The Cessna was recovered around a decade later but disintegrated upon reaching the surface, all that remained was the identification plate.
Written off, registration G-AVTR cancelled as "destroyed" same day
Sources:
1. My employer at the time
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AVTR.pdf
3. https://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17286.0
4. Family records, granddaughter of deceased
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2009 12:10 | VHKDK | Added |
| 20-Sep-2011 06:01 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2011 06:02 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 15-Jul-2012 15:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2019 14:08 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2020 00:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2022 13:01 | stephharris | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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