Incident Lancashire Aircraft Co EP-9 G-ARLE,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82703
 
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Date:Saturday 10 October 1964
Time:day
Type:Lancashire Aircraft Co EP-9
Owner/operator:ADS (Aerial) Ltd
Registration: G-ARLE
MSN: 44
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Umsenita Block, Managil Cotton Scheme, Al Jazirah -   Sudan
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/no 44: Lancashire Aircraft Co EP-9 Prospector 1. Built at Samlesbury. Lancashire Aircraft Co Ltd and test flown in "Class B" markings as G-47-1, 3.61. This was the last completed aircraft to fly. Transferred to Stansted 7.61, then to Lympne, Kent. Registered (C of R R.7389/1) as G-ARLE to Lancashire Aircraft Co Ltd 3.8.61. C of A A.7839 issued 5.9.61. Re-registered (C of R 7389/2) to ADS (Aerial) Ltd, Stapleford, Abridge, Essex 10.61.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Umsenita Block, Managil Cotton Scheme, Al Jazirah in the Sudan while crop spraying "about 10.10.64".

Registration G-ARLE cancelled 14.3.66 as "PWFU" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use")

Sources:

1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ARLE.pdf
2. http://www.northwealdairfieldmuseum.com/upload/AIRCRAFT%20MANUFACTURE.pdf
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?87186-ADS-Aerial-sprayers
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1992.pdf
5. https://aflyinghistory.com/search-aeroplane-photographs?query=G-ARLE

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Nov-2010 00:22 VHKDK Added
22-Jul-2012 17:14 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
18-Oct-2022 17:06 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Category]

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