ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173128
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| Date: | Sunday 22 June 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Swales SD3-15V |
| Owner/operator: | Swales Sailplanes Ltd |
| Registration: | BGA 2072 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sutton Bank Airfield, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sutton Bank Airfield (X5SB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Swales Sailplanes were a small company based at Long Street, Thirsk in the late 1970s and in 1980, they were manufacturers of the SD-series custom-built gliders and they also undertook repairs to metal gliders and light aircraft. Flight Magazine mentions them a few times up until 1980 and after 1980 nothing more was listed.
On 22nd June 1980 this glider is reported to have spun into the ground near Sutton Bank killing the pilot. The glider entered an incipient spin a few hundred feet above ground, recovered from the spin just above ground level at the edge of a forest, colliding with a tree killing the pilot instantly.
Sources:
1. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/61-80/2072.html
2. https://www.j2mcl-planeurs.net/dbj2mcl/planeurs-machines/planeur-fiche_0int.php?code=3867
3. http://www.aviationfanatic.com/ent_show.php?ent=5&AC_Regno=BGA-2072
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore_Gypsy
5. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2015 19:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Oct-2020 07:39 | ideally | Updated [Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
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