ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18959
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 26-NOV-1976 |
| Time: | 20:05 local |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Operator: | Vickers Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BBPC |
| C/n / msn: | 31-805 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Walney Island Channel, Cumbria -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Edinburgh/Turnhouse (EDI) |
| Barrow/Walney Island (EGNL) |
Ex-N74201: On 26 November 1976, a Piper PA-31 Navajo originating from Edinburgh Airport was making its final approach to Runway 30 of Barrow/Walney Island Airport. Due to adverse weather conditions and a poorly lit runway the plane slammed into an embankment alongside the Walney Channel killing the pilot and seriously injuring two passengers.
Registration G-BBPC belatedly cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" 16/5/1983.
Sources:
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/12-1977%20G-BBPC.pdf
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BBPC.pdf
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1276102/ (as N74201)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrow/Walney_Island_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Aug-2012 16:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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