ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67690
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| Date: | Thursday 1 July 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.43 Skylark 3F |
| Owner/operator: | Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding Club Ltd |
| Registration: | BGA 974 |
| MSN: | FB-2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nympsfield, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nympsfield, Gloucestershire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off in Collision with Olympia 2B at Nympsfield, Gloucestershire 1.7.65. According to an eyewitness report:
"Ralf Jones repaired [the Skylark after an accident on 27.8.64] "and flew it himself until colliding with an Olympia whilst competing in a competition at Nympsfield. I was there tugging in a Tiger Moth at the time and well remember seeing Ralf descend by parachute and land just outside the airfield. Pieces of Skylark rained down for some time afterwards. The badly damaged Olympia arrived on the site with the unhurt pilot still aboard having decided he wasn't high enough to jump by the time he'd got the canopy off.
Sources:
1. http://www.bpg.flyer.co.uk/BGA.xls
2. http://rcawsey.co.uk/skylark3.htm
3. http://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
4. http://smith-soaring.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/soaring-and-art-peter-lanyon.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2012 15:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2014 21:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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