ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65106
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 July 1983 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada Beaver AL1 |
| Owner/operator: | Beaver Trg Flt Brit. AAC |
| Registration: | XP811 |
| MSN: | 1466 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall (EGDR) |
| RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall (EGDR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot flew a display at the RNAS Culdrose Air Day. He was flying a 360 degree turn when the wing contacted the ground. The airplane crashed clear of the crowd. The pilot Major (TAI) J.W. Smithson AAC (Retd) was killed. Wind was gusting up to 27 knots at right angles to the centreline of the display axis.
Sources:
1. Aviation News Vol. 12 Nr. 25
2. http://www.dhc-2.com/cn1466.html
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1048153/
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1983/archives/crash-of-a-de-havilland-dhc-2-beaver-in-culdrose-afb-1-killed/]
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1983.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2009 11:10 | harro | Updated |
| 19-Jul-2011 13:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2014 21:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2014 21:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 12-Nov-2019 23:20 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2020 14:54 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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