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| Date: | Saturday 4 July 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee C |
| Owner/operator: | Westwick Distributors Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AXYO |
| MSN: | 25-5157 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brandeston, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed while spraying crops. Pilot seriously injured. Aircraft written off, rego cancelled 12.08.1981.
Sources:
1. Janic Geelen, 1983, The Topdressers, NZ Aviation Press
2. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-AXYO.html
3. Air Pictorial, Dec 1977, p.471
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2022 22:15 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 07-Jan-2022 23:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
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