Yorkshire Air Casualties - 1980 to 1989.

Below is believed to be a complete list of all air fatalities between 1980 and 1989 and links to the incident in which the casualties sadly lost their lives. There has never been a list of flying accidents made for the whole Yorkshire region and I doubt that I have listed them all despite my best efforts. I would welcome information or basic details to begin to research the incident myself. It is also worth saying that these most serious incidents in the 1980s are well within living memory. My few lines to many of these incidents clearly need to be more detailed but I also need to start somewhere. I also intend on recording every known flying accident across the whole of Yorkshire for their historical context, whilst some people may think these modern incidents are not historically interesting I would say that in time they will become history. Recording them whilst people remember them should enable a far more accurate and detailed account to be made on each webpage. I will update and expand each webpage when I obtain more information.


23rd March 1980 - Cessna 414 Chancellor G-BAOZ - Guiseley.

Pilot - Captain Barry Patrick Thornhill. Aged 23. Burial location unknown.

Passenger (Ground Engineer) - Mr Paul Somers. Aged 22. Burial location unknown.


Swales SD3-15V BGA.2072 - Sutton Bank.

Pilot - Mr Richard Zucker. Aged 50. Died of injuries. Burial location unknown.


21st January 1981 - Piper PA-23-250 Aztec G-BOST - Riplingham.

Pilot - Captain Brian Dennis Leak. Aged 52. Burial location unknown.


1st August 1981 - Hughes 269A G-ASBD - South Duffield.

Pilot - Mr Charles Ronald McNeil. Aged 54. Burial location unknown.

Passenger - Mr Charles Jeremy McNeil. Aged 26. Burial location unknown.


6th August 1981 - Jaguar GR.1 XX972 - Startforth.

Pilot - S/Ldr Roger Martin Matthews RAF (4232926). Aged 33. Cremated Chester.


17th May 1982 - Jet Provost T.5a XW288 - Linton on Ouse airfield.

Pilot - F/Lt Robert Arthur Hatton Rogers BSc RAF (8021268). Aged 29. Buried Newton on Ouse churchyard, Yorkshire.


20th July 1983 - Westland-Bell Soloy 47G-3B-1 G-BHKD - Ledston.

Pilot - Mr Kevin Douglas Graham. Aged 31. Burial location unknown.


29th March 1987 - Slingsby T.67a Firefly G-BJZM - Catwick.

Pilot - Mr Stuart Timothy Hudson. Aged 25. Burial location unknown.

Passenger - Miss Rowena Jane Bayley. Aged 21. Burial location unknown.


8th May 1987 - Sirocco 377GB G-MMLL - Fangfoss.

Pilot - Mr Richard Crosthwaite. Aged 52. Buried Hutton Rudby Churchyard, North Yorkshire.


16th August 1987 - Slingsby T.59D Kestrel BGA.1984 - Sutton Bank.

Pilot - Mr Richard Corner Stoddart. Aged 59. Burial location unknown.


16th August 1987 - Glaser-Dirks DG-101G Elan BGA.3202 - Sutton Bank.

Pilot - Mr Alistair Corr Sheridan, aged 35. Cremated Wilford Hill Crematorium, Nottingham.


19th October 1987 - Beech B.200 Super King Air G-MDJI - Otley.

Pilot - Mr Alan Turley AFC. Aged 57. Burial location unknown (possibly never found).


21st May 1988 - Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R G-MTOY - Crosland Moor airfield.

Pilot - Mr Peter Michael Humphris. Aged 49. Buried Hayton, Nottinghamshire.


8th February 1989 - Solar Wings Pegasus XL-R G-MTLF - Cubley.

Pilot - Mr Amos Barraclough. Aged 55. Burial location unknown.


24th April 1989 - Mainair Sports Gemini Flash IIA G-MTYZ - Balne.

Pilot - Mr Paul Bradshaw. Aged 31. Burial location unknown.

Pilot - Mr Alan Bradshaw. Aged 41. Burial location unknown.


7th May 1989 - Mainair Sports Gemini Flash IIA G-MTUW - Meltham.

Pilot - Mr Simon Kenyon. Aged 27. Buried Rochdale Cemetery, Greater Manchester.


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