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| Date: | Friday 11 November 1983 |
| Time: | 19:48 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310Q |
| Owner/operator: | Coventry (Civil) Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AZYI |
| MSN: | 310Q0129 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 8 nm west of Dundee Airport, Dundee, Tayside -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) |
| Dundee Airport (DND/EGPN) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Written off 11.11.83: Crashed 8 nm west of Dundee Airport, Dundee, Tayside. Aircraft destroyed due to a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) into a hillside 8.3 nm west of Dundee Airport at an altitude of 860 feet AMSL.
It is notable that G-AZYI crashed into the same hillside at a spot only 200 yards from where Partenavia P.68B G-OCAL crashed earlier the same year (on 8.9.83)
Of the six persons on board (1 pilot and 5 passengers), three (the pilot and two passengers) were killed, and the other three passengers were seriously injured
Registration G-AZYI by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" 30.3.84.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Cessna%20310Q%20G-AZYI%2014-83.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AZYI-2.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2013 15:09 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 19-Jun-2014 19:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2014 23:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, ] |
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