ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65660
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 November 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | Exeter Aero Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AORV |
| MSN: | C1/0177 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Crowcombe,Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Exeter Airport (EXE/EGXT) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, flown by a student pilot, was on a cross-country flight which included two intermediate landings. Twenty seven minutes after take off on the final stage of the flight, the aircraft struck ground 1100 feet above sea level at a point 17 miles from the aerodrome of last departure and 2 miles off the route it was expected to fly." A short time before take-off the weather at the aerodrome from which the aircraft had last departed was reported as cloudy, with intermittent slight rain and surface visibility 3 miles.
Sources:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AORV.pdf
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
Survey of accidents to aircraft in the United Kingdom 1960 / CAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2009 12:00 | VHKDK | Added |
| 07-Nov-2011 08:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2015 09:10 | harro | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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