ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17881
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| Date: | Friday 4 January 1974 |
| Time: | 19:23 UTC |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Rowlen and Company (Holdings) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AZZJ |
| MSN: | TC-1171 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pavis Wood, Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards, Buckinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Birmingham Airport (BHX) |
| Leavesden, Watford, Hertfordshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
"The aircraft was making a private flight at night from Birmingham to Leavesden (near Watford). As it approached a ridge of high ground on the northern slopes of the Chiltern Hills the aircraft lights were seen below cloud. It was apparently flying normally but at a low altitude. Shortly afterwards it collided with the high ground, exploded, caught fire and was destroyed . The pilot and his passenger were killed.
The weather at the time of the accident was overcast with low cloud, strong southerly winds and rain. Attempts to provide the pilot with radar surveillance had been unsuccessful because of precipitation clutter. It is concluded that the accident was caused by the pilot attempting to complete the flight in adverse conditions at too low a height to ensure safe terrain clearance."
Registration G-AZZJ belatedly cancelled by the CAA 11/9/1981
Sources:
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/1-1975%20G-AZZJ.pdf
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AZZJ.pdf
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Sep-2012 19:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2015 02:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2015 02:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 05-Jun-2023 06:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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