ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191350
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 February 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Percival Gull Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | Henlys Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ACIR |
| MSN: | D.34 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex |
| Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered (C of R 4415) on 20.7.33 as G-ACIR to W.G. Robson. C of A 3988 issued later in 1933. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 5129) on 2.6.34 to Henlys Ltd., Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20.2.35 when stalled after take off from Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex; aircraft spun into the ground, and caught fire on impact. Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed: Flight Lt Robert Faulds (pilot, aged 30) and Hector Hitchcock (passenger, aged 29), Cause of the accident was attributed to a suspected fuel pump fault. G-ACIR spun in while attempting to turn back after the engine failed at 600 feet.
Registration G-ACIR cancelled 2.12.1936 by the Air Ministry due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft".
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACIR.pdf
4. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576769
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17884-RAF-fatalities-1935
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2016 20:26 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 15-Nov-2016 20:36 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2016 20:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2016 20:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2017 22:21 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2017 00:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2017 21:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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