ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82682
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 May 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | Luton Flying Club |
| Registration: | G-APAC |
| MSN: | C1/0167 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Luton Airport, Bedfordshire (LTN) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Luton Airport, Bedfordshire (LTN/EGGW) |
| Luton Airport, Bedfordshire (LTN/EGGW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Chipmunk T.10 WB715: became G-APAC on 05/03/1957 to the Luton Flying Club Ltd. CofA issued after conversion to civilian standards 23/3/58
Crashed on landing at Luton Airport, Bedfordshire due to engine failure on approach. Registration officially (and belatedly) cancelled by the UK Civil Aviation Authority as "aircraft destroyed" 14/10/1965
Wreckage removed to Rush Green, Hertfordshire and sold to Farm Aviation Ltd for planned rebuild. This was later cancelled, and parts of G-APAC were instead used to rebuild Chipmunk G-ATVF
Sources:
1. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1059858/
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-APAC.pdf
3. http://www.airteamimages.com/106221.html
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2010 02:53 | VHKDK | Added |
| 09-Nov-2011 03:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2012 13:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2013 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2014 15:55 | TB | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 05-Nov-2014 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 04-Sep-2016 07:11 | Gaznav | Updated [Narrative] |
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