ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29583
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| Date: | Friday 30 September 1960 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Slingsby T.21b |
| Owner/operator: | London Gliding Club |
| Registration: | BGA 732 |
| MSN: | 596 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dunstable Downs Airfield, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Dunstable, Bedfordshire |
| Dunstable | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Slingsby T.21b Glider WB933. Delivered 12/09/1949, sold 21/11/1955, civil registered as BGA732. Written off (destroyed) 30/9/60 when crashed at Dunstable Downs, Bedfordshire. Both persons on board killed.
The instructor and pupil were launched in their glider by winch to a height of about 1,000 feet to practice stalls and recoveries. Shortly after the winch cable was released the glider was observed to stall and recover with a loss of height estimated as between 300 and 350 feet. Following a second stall, the glider entered a steep dive which was maintained until it struck the ground.
Sources:
1. Survey of accidents to aircraft in the United Kingdom 1960 / CAA
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 219/279: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C415051
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t21.htm
4. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass-11.html#post4713375
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Dec-2012 13:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2015 09:07 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2019 21:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2019 21:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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