ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18274
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 16-APR-1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster J/1N Alpha |
| Operator: | Portsmouth Aero Club Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-APAR |
| C/n / msn: | 3370 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Sullington Hill, near Storrington,West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kidlington, Oxfordshire |
| Shoreham, West Sussex |
Whilst flying in bad weeather conditions from Kidlington, Oxfordshire to Shoreham, West Sussex, Auster G-APAR crashed into Sullington Hill, between Storrington and Arundel, West Sussex. Pilot survived the crash, although seriously injured
Registration G-APAR formally cancelled by UK Civil Aviation Authority 25/4/1963 as "destroyed"
Sources:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-APAR.pdf
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p33.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=3249
http://www.auster.ukf.net/G-APAR.jpg
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/370643-portsmouth-aeroclub.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jul-2009 21:22 | VHKDK | Updated |
| 15-Oct-2009 10:41 | andrewaircraft | Updated |
| 09-Mar-2012 13:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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