Accident Druine D.62B Condor G-AXGY,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180633
 
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Date:Thursday 25 February 1971
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic D6CR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Druine D.62B Condor
Owner/operator:N.H. Jones (The Tiger Club)
Registration: G-AXGY
MSN: RAE/642
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bessacarr, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Doncaster, South Yorkshire (EGCI)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Druine D.62B Condor G-AXGY: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25/2/1971 when crashed at Bessacarr near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. According to the following report in "Yorkshire Air News", (April 1971) "On the 25th of February [1971] Condor G-AXGY was destroyed in a crash at Bessacarr, near Doncaster. Unfortunately one person was killed."

Registration G-AXGY formally canceled by the CAA on 21/7/1971 (five months later) as "destroyed"

Sources:

1. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AXGY.pdf
2. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-AXGY.html
3. Yorkshire Air News April 1971: http://www.yorkshireairnews.co.uk/images/1971%2004.PDF
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessacarr

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Oct-2015 22:23 Dr.John Smith Added
11-Aug-2016 22:21 Dr.John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]
25-Sep-2021 14:34 Anon. Updated [Total occupants]
14-Jul-2022 23:16 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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