ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18676
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 August 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna FR.172J Rocket (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BATI |
| MSN: | FR172-0398 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | in North Sea off Berwickshire Coast -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the North Sea on 16/8/1977 off Berwickshire coast, killing the pilot (sole person aboard). Registration G-BATI belatedly cancelled by the CAA on 9/7/1984 (almost seven years later) as "Destroyed (Crashed into North Sea) 1977". Note 9/7/1984 was the date that the CAA was finally informed that G-BATI has crashed. According to a report in "Flight International", issue dated 21/1/1978 wreckage was found at sea, but the pilots body was never found
Sources:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BATI.pdf
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Sep-2011 10:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2012 13:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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