ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18281
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 September 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster J/1N Alpha |
| Owner/operator: | Crop Culture (Overseas) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-APIL |
| MSN: | 3386 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tombel, Mungo Valley -
 Cameroon
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Tombel, Cameroon |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First civil registered 11/11/57 to Crop Culture (Aerial) Ltd., Bembridge, Isle of Wight. Re-registered to Crop Culture (Overseas) Ltd 10/7/59. (Registration briefly cancelled between 1/6/59 and 10/7/59, as the CAA seemed to think that the Auster had been "sold aboard to Cameroon". In fact G-APIL retained its UK registration, but left the UK for Cameroon on 1/6/59 for a crop-spraying contract in that country).
Damaged beyond repair 30/9/59 when crashed at Tombel, Mungo Valley, Cameroon, whilst crop spraying, killing the pilot. Registration G-APIL formally cancelled by UK Civil Aviation Authority 7/12/59 as "pwfu" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use")
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-APIL.pdf
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=3269
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombel
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jan-2012 15:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2012 13:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2014 17:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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