ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66660
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| Date: | Friday 5 June 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piel CP-301B Emeraude |
| Owner/operator: | Rutherglen PFA t/a West of Scotland Aero Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ASKR |
| MSN: | 110 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Couplaw Farm, near Strathaven, Lanarkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Strathaven Airfield, Lanarkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Rutherglen PFA (trading as West of Scotland Aero Club Ltd) bought a brand new Piel Emeraude, G-ASKR, in 1963, but it crashed on take off when collided with a fence; aircraft caught fire and was burnt out at Couplaw Farm, near Strathaven, Lanarkshire Scotland 5/6/64. Registration G-ASKR cancelled by the CAA (retrospectively) 11/6/64, although the documentation in the CAA archive states "notified 5-6-64"
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ASKR.pdf
2. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-ASKR.html
3. http://www.strathavenairfield.co.uk/earlyhistory.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2009 21:02 | VHKDK | Added |
| 08-Aug-2012 16:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2015 10:42 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-May-2018 19:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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