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| Date: | Thursday 15 January 1976 |
| Time: | 15:46 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Enniskillen flying club |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Lear mountain sperrins -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | EGAB |
| EGAE | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A small aircraft took off from Enniskillen airport flying to City Of derry airport when all of a sudden a snowstorm hit the aircraft and caused the aircraft to stall drastically and hit the side of sloughie mountain which by luck the two passengers survived and walked down the side of the mountain to a farmers house
Sources:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperrins
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2025 15:01 | Thomas_the_avgeek | Added |
| 15-Feb-2025 15:02 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Feb-2025 17:08 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
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