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| Date: | Saturday 11 August 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-APYM |
| MSN: | 46690 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sarsden, 3 miles south of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Baginton, Coventry [CVT/EGBE] |
| Thruxton, Hampshire [EGHO] | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 11-08-1962 when crashed at Sarsden, 3 miles south of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire while en route between Baginton, Coventry and Thruxton, Hampshire. All four persons on board were killed.
Registration G-APYM canceled by the CAA on 12-10-1962 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-APYM-2.pdf
2. Passauer Neue Presse 13 August 1962, p2
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1077321/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2009 22:34 | VHKDK | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 15:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2012 15:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Oct-2013 01:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Sep-2014 17:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Dec-2016 23:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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