ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66513
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 March 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | Management Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ARZY |
| MSN: | 25-2087 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bishops Itchington, 3 miles SSW of Southam, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Bishops Itchington, Warwickshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20/3/1963, when crashed at Bishops Itchington**, Warwickshire: Following an earlier flight the same day, in order to check the surface of the grass field, the aircraft was loaded with agricultural fertiliser and a second take off was attempted. During the take off run, at a speed of about 60 m.p.h., the starboard wheel ran on to a patch of soft ground, causing a considerable reduction in speed. The aircraft eventually became airborne close to the boundary of the field, but failed to gain sufficient speed and height to clear a hedge, which it struck.
Fire broke out after impact and the aircraft was completely destroyed; the pilot was uninjured. Registration G-ARZY cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" on 2/5/1963
(**Bishop's Itchington is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. It is about 3 miles (5 km) south-southwest of Southam and about 6.5 miles (10 km) southeast of Royal Leamington Spa)
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ARZY.pdf
2. Survey of accidents to aircraft in the United Kingdom 1963 / CAA
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop%27s_Itchington
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2009 21:22 | VHKDK | Added |
| 02-May-2012 05:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2015 15:53 | harro | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2015 11:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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