ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180633
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| Date: | Thursday 25 February 1971 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  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: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Bessacarr, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Doncaster, South Yorkshire (EGCI) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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