ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31458
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| Date: | Sunday 19 September 1976 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Cessna F172K Skyhawk (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | EI-AVA |
| MSN: | F172-0762 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kilbrittian, County Cork -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kilbrittian, County Cork | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was severely damaged at Kilbrittian, County Cork, when it overran the wet grass runway, and crashed into a hedge at the end of the field.
Another aircraft (Cessna 182P EI-AYJ) was following behind EI-AVA and also experienced poor braking efficiency on the wet runway. The pilot attempted to go around, but the aircraft struck a fire engine and the starboard wing of EI-AVA.
The damaged airframe of EI-AVA was offered for sale in February 1977 with an asking price of £9,000 GBP.
Cancelled 11/7/79. Fuselage possibly used to rebuild FR.172 G-AYTH (which was rebuilt by Rogers Aviation at Cranfield, Bedfordshire, UK, in 1977-78 reportedly also using the wings from Cessna 172 EI-AUH, which was wrecked in an accident at Kilkenny in May 1972).
In other words, the rebuilt G-AYTH was a hybrid/composite of parts from at least three airframes: G-AYTH (tailfin, elevators, engine, and some of the fuselage, EI-AVA (cabin, and the rest of the fuselage) and EI-AIH (Wings)
Sources:
1. Iona: Irelands First Commercial Airline By Michael Traynor pages 218-220
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1259418
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AYTH-1.pdf
4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/corkspotter/39692343552
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/EI-AVA.html
6. https://books.google.nl/books?id=S1oIrPQNJcAC&lpg=PA219&ots=Sxy9022jvt&dq=%22EI-BBP%22%201976&hl=nl&pg=PA218#v=onepage&q=%22EI-BBP%22%201976&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Sep-2010 02:23 | roger | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Damage] |
| 20-Sep-2011 06:35 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2018 18:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2018 18:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2021 10:36 | harro | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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