Accident Auster AOP.6 OO-FDG,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17187
 
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Date:Saturday 12 May 1962
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AUS6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Auster AOP.6
Owner/operator:Federation des Clubs Belges d'Aviation
Registration: OO-FDG
MSN: 2825
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Ghent, East Flanders -   Belgium
Phase: Approach
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Ghent
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Engine failure on finals; the left wing contacted the roof of a house and the airplane crashed into another building.
Previously A-13 Belgian Air Force - c/n 2825 RAF-Serial: VT986

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: 
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

Belgian Civil Aircraft since 1920 / J.Appleton and A. Thys, 1980 (ISBN 0 904597 25 3);
http://guy-vanderlinden.com/aircraftcrashes/index-en.html#bv000170
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Taylorcraft+Auster+AOP.6

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
18 May 1961 OO-FDG Ghent, East Flanders

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Apr-2008 07:00 ASN archive Added
24-Jan-2011 13:19 ThW Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
30-Nov-2018 12:15 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ]
26-Jun-2022 08:14 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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