The survey in the latest FP lists the following :
TE566 Privately owned , operated from Wonderboom ,South Africa as ZU-SPT . Destroyed in fatal crash April 25,2002
and next entry:
PL983 Under restoration at Sandown ,Isle of Wight for Historic Flying, Duxford
Cambs.
I think when it comes to these surveys it’s both hard to define what is destroyed as the remains of TE566 are in Australia as a rebuild project but more importantly not to forget that PL983 crashed and killed Martin
Sergeant in France .
By: Bruce - 5th November 2006 at 08:10
As do I – I dont find the thought of rebuilding such an airframe particularly comfortable, I must say. My observations on TE566 are purely ‘clinical’.
Bruce
By: David Burke - 4th November 2006 at 23:01
EN830 – I very much agree with your sentiments .
By: PerfectPic Co. - 4th November 2006 at 22:39
PL983
Martin in his element in PL983 – cant believe this is now over 6 years ago – a fine friend greatly missed
By: EN830 - 4th November 2006 at 22:16
Not of course forgetting the loss of the pilot. Bruce
Agreed.
My own thoughts that an airframe, once destroyed or involved in a “fatal” crash should not be resurrected have been viewed on this forum several times in the past.
By: Bruce - 4th November 2006 at 21:54
The pics of ‘566 showed that there was potentially enough structure to commence a rebuild, and keep some originality. Wings looked ‘recoverable’, but fuselage was as has been said rather past its best.
Not of course forgetting the loss of the pilot.
Bruce
By: David Burke - 4th November 2006 at 21:34
Robbo – Thanks and ammended.
By: EN830 - 4th November 2006 at 21:25
The pictures that were doing the rounds of the TE566 crash showed a substantially destroyed airframe, with very little intact forward of the tail unit. I guess very little of TE566 pre-crash will be used in the Australian rebuild.
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