ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141620
Last updated: 26 May 2013
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| Date: | 05-JAN-2012 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: | Slingsby T61F Venture T2 |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BUFN |
| C/n / msn: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Compton Abbas Airfield - EGHA, near Shaftesbury, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | EGHA |
Sadly Slingsby T61F Venture T2 G-BUFN (ex ZA631) was written off friday 5 january at about 08:00 at Compton Abbas Airfield - EGHA. The aircraft was blown over and wrecked in gales, gusting at 60+mph. It ended up upside down in the car park at the eastern end, port wing broken in half, fuselage twisted and tailplane smashed though a gate.
Sources:
Yahoo groups
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=114137
http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=BUFN
http://www.comptonabbasairfield.co.uk/?agent=abbasair
http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1317029F.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2012 02:00 | sharla82 | Added |
| 06-Jan-2012 05:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2012 07:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2012 12:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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