ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65649
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| Date: | Sunday 5 February 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Executive Aviation |
| Registration: | G-ATSE |
| MSN: | 30-983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Firth of Tay off Dundee, Tayside -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Dundee Airport (EGPN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched into the Firth of Tay, February 5, 1978, at approximate co ordinates 2º53’59.81”W, 56º27’29.783”N, shortly after take off from Dundee Airport. The two persons on board survived, but the aircraft sank onto the sea bed. According to a Marine Survey report to the Scottish Government, dated 10 June 2013, (see link #3) the wreckage is still lying on the seabed where it sank.
Registration G-ATSE cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed 5-2-78"
Sources:
1. http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ATSE-2.pdf
2. https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?62813
3. http://www.gov.scot/resource/0043/00431204.pdf (See p.84, Table 19-3 "Known wrecks and obstructions within the marine extraction zone study areas" - G-ATSE is item #334)
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-ATSE.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2009 22:44 | VHKDK | Added |
| 18-Aug-2012 18:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2015 10:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2015 10:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2016 17:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 10-Mar-2017 13:26 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2017 17:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2017 17:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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