The aircraft crashed at Newby Grange Park Farm on 24th October 1974 but no real details are yet known about the crash other than
the pilot is believed to have been killed as a result of it. The aircraft was damaged (but apparently not destroyed by fire as some
references to this accident quote). It's registration was cancelled as "destroyed" on 29th November 1974.
This researcher prefers not to speculate about the causes of accidents and only displays known facts from crash reports, however in the
absence of facts the local rumour went around that before the accident the aircraft was seen to circle the area for a long time prior to the crash. It was suggested that the pilot had diliberately flown around waiting for the aircraft to run out of fuel and crash and that it was suicide rather than an accident. This is purely speculation at this time. I had previously listed the aircraft owner a Mr Brimecombe as being the fatality in the crash but this now appears incorrect with the named gentleman believed correct.
Pilot - Mr Peter Easton, killed.
Peter Easton was born on 28th February 1937 in Co.Durham.
The Nipper was built by Avions Fairey SA at Gosselies, Belgium and given Serial No. 27 in 1960. The aircraft was sold to Cobelavia at Gosselies in July 1962 but never received a Belgium registration. It was sold to Nipper Aircraft Ltd at Castle Donington in 1966 and
modified to a Mk.III and given the Serial No. S.101 and registered as G-AVKH by Nipper Aircraft Ltd on 24th April 1967, the Certificate
of Airworthiness was issued on 30th June 1967. It was purchased by Air Touring Shops Ltd of Elstree on 5th September 1997 and sold to Farrel Roger Brimecombe on 31th December 1967. It was destroyed in the above detailed crash on 26th October 1974 with Cat 5/FA damage being sustained. The wreck purchased by C.W.R. (Cliff) Piper in November 1974 and cancelled as destroyed by CAA on 29th November 1974. Its re-construction started by C.W.R. Piper in December 1974 and was completed at Rush Green in 1977. It was later registered as G-BRIK to C.W.R. Piper on 26th April 1977 and had its first flight on 18th October 1977. It suffered damage of Cat.2/FA when force-landed at Cambridge Road Farm (location not known) on 2nd August 1983. It was repaired. Its first test flight after repair was on 21st April 1985. The C of A was issued on 23rd April 1985 and it was registered to P. Bentley at Goodwood on 24th February 2000. Its C of A expired on 1st August 2002 but was under re-build in September 2002. Its first test flight after rebuild was on 22nd June 2005 and the aircraft is still believed to be flying.