ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17992
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| Date: | Saturday 23 May 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beagle A.61 Terrier 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Beagle Aircraft Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ASFM |
| MSN: | B.623 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rearsby, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Rearsby, Leicestershire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Built for RAF as Auster AOP.6 VX942 (c/no not issued). Served with 1952 Flight, 663 Squadron,661 Squadron, then Converted to Auster T.10. Transferred to Army Air Corps 24.3.60. Sold to Beagle-Auster Aircraft Ltd., 9/1961, and rebuilt as Beagle A.61 Terrier 2. New c/no B.623 issued. Civil registered as G-ASFM 8/3/1963.
Broke up mid-air at Rearsby after releasing Glider and diving to return to airfield. Registration G-ASFM cancelled by UK Civil Aviation Authority 23/5/1964 as "aircraft destroyed"
Sources:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ASFM.pdf
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p38.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/losses_civil.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=4000
Personal, was present on the airfield at the time and watched the accident happen.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jul-2009 21:03 | VHKDK | Updated |
| 26-Feb-2012 17:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2020 14:27 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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