Location: -/EBGT

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this factory fresh Piper was on June 16 1980 registered as "OO-HLW" to New European Air Services (N.E.A.S.) which was a Piper dealer for Europe. On October 16 1980 it was re-registered "OO-ANI" for Belgian Printing Services, originally established as Aviation Sales Company on February 28 1975 and renamed to its current name on March 19 1980, based at Grimbergen airfield. Later on April 30 1981 it went to Abatros Air Academy, a flight school established on July 24 1980 and also based at Grimbergen airfield, here seen such in a livery without titles. On February 11 1990 it was damaged during an emergency landing in a field at Kontich (Belgium) after it encountered engine troubles on a VFR flight between Antwerp airport and Grimbergen airfield. Luckely there were no casualties among the three occupants and it was afterwards transported to Grimbergen airfield but not repared. Almost thirty (!!!) years later on March 27 2019 it was finally cancelled from the register.