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1958 Piper PA-23-160, c/n 23-1319
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Manufacturer Piper
Model PA-23-160 Search all Piper PA-23-160
Year built 1958
Construction Number (C/N) 23-1319
Aircraft Type Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats 5
Number of Engines 2
Engine Type Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model Lycoming O-320
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5N-ACK De-registered
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Registration Number G-ASHC
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United Kingdom
User Comments
N Werner Laurie, 2012-05-26 18:30:34
This is the plane in which Nancy Spain and her partner Joan Werner Laurie - editor of SHE magazine - were killed flying to Aintree for the Grand National on 21 March 1964. Five people died, no-one survived after it spiralled into the ground from a low height during the approach to land.