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| Date: | Monday 3 September 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gulfstream American AA-5B Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | M.A.Lenihan & Associates |
| Registration: | G-BGCJ |
| MSN: | AA5B-1121 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Doncaster Aerodrome (EGCI) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 3/9/1979 when destroyed in an arson-related hangar fire whilst parked at Doncaster Airfield, Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Four aircraft that were damaged were reported as being
G-AVIJ - Laverda F-8L Falco IV: Destroyed
G-BCIL - Grumman American AA-1B: Damaged but repaired and returned to service
G-BGCJ - Grumman American AA-5B: Destroyed
G-BHFC- Cessna 152: Damaged but repaired and returned to service
Two aircraft (G-BCIL and G-BHFC) were repaired and returned to service. The Falco IV and Grumman American AA-5B were written off. G-BGCJ was only some seven months old, having been first UK registered on 28/3/1979. Registration G-BGCJ was cancelled by the CAA on 18/10/1979 as "destroyed".
Sources:
1. CAA: http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BGCJ.pdf
2. Yorkshire Air News (October 1979): https://magazines.airyorkshire.org.uk/AY%20October%201979.pdf
3. https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york79/bgcj.html
4. http://www.na3t.org/air/photo/MS01283-2
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Doncaster#Post_Second_World_War
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2015 22:41 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Aug-2015 22:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2016 18:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2025 07:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 02-Aug-2025 07:32 | ASN | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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