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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Jodel D.112 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BEFD |
| MSN: | 112-143 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leeds-Bradford Airport -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leeds-Bradford Airport, Yeadon, West Yorkshire (LBA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on take off from Leeds-Bradford Airport, Yeadon, West Yorkshire. According to a contemporary report in "Yorkshire Air News" (October 1978):
"Jodel G-BEFD, which was stranded here en route to Scotland last month, was readied.for the trip north on the 17th" (September 1978) "but crashed on take-off, the two occupants escaped serious injury but the aircraft appears to be a write off".
Registration G-BEFD only belatedly cancelled by the CAA on 24/11/1986 (over eight years later)
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
2. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWJ11A.htm
3. Yorkshire Air News (October 1978): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32778518/AY%20October%201978.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2015 20:59 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Jun-2025 12:17 | TB | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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