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| Date: | Sunday 27 June 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Rgt Anglian Platoon AAC |
| Registration: | WZ727 |
| MSN: | B5/10/52 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Episkopi, Limassol -
 Cyprus
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Akrotiri, Cyprus (AKT/LCRA) |
| Episkopi, Cyprus (EPK) |
Auster AOP>9 WZ727 of 2 Regiment, Anglian Platoon, Army Air Corps was damaged on 27/6/1965 when the pilot made a precautionary landing on rough ground near Episkopi, Cyprus due to suspected high oil temperature. It then overturned after running into a mound of soft earth. The precautionary landing was, in fact, later discovered to be unnecessary. The engine had in fact been operating normally, but a faulty reading on the temperature gauge was caused by a short circuit. The aircraft was later recovered to Akrotiri, and declared a write off, being struck off charge as Cat.5(c) on 31/8/1965
Sources:
1. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p38.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
3. photo of crash: http://austerhg.org/gallery3/Auster-1243594292/Mark_9/WZ727-Mk9-Crash
4. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=4409
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2012 12:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Sep-2013 06:28 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Feb-2020 10:36 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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