ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18975
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 02-JUL-1985 |
| Time: | 17:13 |
| Type: | Pitts S-1E Special |
| Operator: | LEC Refrigeration |
| Registration: | G-POKE |
| C/n / msn: | 345H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1 mile off Bognor Regis,West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Private Airstrip, Bognor Regis, West Sussex |
Written off 2.7.1985 when crashed into the sea 1 mile off Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Failed to come out of a dive while doing aerobatics; pilot killed. The pilot was David Purley who had taken up aerobatics after quitting motor racing.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Purley
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?115623-David-Purley
http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=POKE
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/august_1985/pitts_s_1d_special__g_poke.cfm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Feb-2011 05:05 | vhkdk | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2012 16:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source] |
| 19-May-2013 20:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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