Accident Rollason-Druine D.31 Turbulent G-APLZ, Tuesday 23 April 1974
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Date:Tuesday 23 April 1974
Time:12:13
Type:Silhouette image of generic D31 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Rollason-Druine D.31 Turbulent
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: G-APLZ
MSN: PFA 480
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Grange Farm, Lower Burnham Road, Latchingdon, near Chelmsford, Essex -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Southend, Essex (SEN/EGNC)
Destination airport:Felthorpe, Norfolk
Investigating agency: AIB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled and crashed at Grange Farm, Lower Burnham Road, Latchingdon, near Chelmsford, Essex on 23/4/1974 whilst attempting forced landing due to engine rough running. Pilot sustained severe injuries. Registration G-APLZ cancelled by UK Civil Aviation Authority as "aircraft destroyed" 3/7/74

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: AIB
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. The British Civil Aircraft Register G-APAA to G-APZZ (Bernard Martin, Air Britain, 1978)
2. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/5-1975-rollason-druine-d31-turbulent-g-aplz-23-april-1974
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-APLZ-1.pdf
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-APLZ-2.pdf
5. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-APLZ-3.pdf
6. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-APLZ-3.pdf
7. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1079049/_
8. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1074618/
9. https://checkmypostcode.uk/cm36hf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Sep-2008 14:09 JINX Added
07-Jan-2012 15:58 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
25-Jun-2013 12:38 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ]
25-May-2014 22:18 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ]

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