ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28489
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| Date: | Monday 8 May 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Airspeed AS.65 Consul |
| Owner/operator: | Morton Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AHJX |
| MSN: | 541 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, off Guernsey, Channel Islands -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey (EGCR) |
| Guernsey Airport, Guernsey, Channel Isles (GCI/EGJB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Airspeed AS.65 Consul c/n 541 ex-RAF Oxford LB529: First civil registered 16.4.46 as G-AHJX to Airwork Ltd, Heston. Re-registered 11.7.46 to Morton Air Services Ltd, Croydon. C of A 7876 issued 13.7.46.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed off Guernsey, on final approach to Saint Peter-La Villiaze, Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands 8.5.50. All four on board killed. Registration cancelled 16.6.50. Fuselage salvaged and used as a hen house [by July 1952].
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/airspeed%20oxford%20&%20consul.pdf
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as65-consul-guernsey-4-killed
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AHJX.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Air_Services#Accidents_and_incidents
5. https://www.airphotographicinternational.com/products/g-ahjx-irspeed-as65-consul-morton-air-services
6. https://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Airlines_and_their_Jersey_routes
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Dec-2011 07:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2017 21:48 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2020 23:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
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