ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67665
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| Date: | Thursday 15 July 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Torva Sprite TA-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Torva Sailplanes Ltd |
| Registration: | BGA 1641 |
| MSN: | 1001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sutton Bank, Thirsk, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire |
| Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This glider was given it's certificate of airworthiness in May 1971, and first flew at Driffield, North Yorkshire on May 8th. It crashed at Sutton Bank just over two months later. On 15th July 1971 the undercarriage of this glider collapsed on landing at Sutton Bank, the pilot is not thought to have been injured.
Sources:
1. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/61-80/1641.html
2. Yorkshire Air News August 1971: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32778518/1971%2008.pdf
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lakesgc.co.uk/mainwebpages/Sailplane]%20&%20Gliding%201971%20to%201980/Volume%2024%20No%202%20Apr-May%201973.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2012 15:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2015 13:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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