SE-FBW, Cessna FR172E Reims Rocket

[Sven-Erik Jönsson]

SE-FBW
Typ: Cessna FR172E Reims Rocket
c/n : FR172-0040
Tillverkad år 1968 i Reims, Frankrike

Interrimregistrering 1968-05 SAAB AB, Norrköping
Registrerad 1968-06 O Södergren, Malmö
1972-07 SAAB AB, Linköping
Avreg 1972-08-04 Sålt till England, reg G-BAAS (levererad Gatwick 1972-06-13) senare EI-BJI, Haveri 1982-09.

SE-FBW på Bulltofta 1969-08-30. Foto: Lars E Lundin.

[Richard Cawsey]

Not ex OY-DKN - this was Cessna F172E Skyhawk (F1720040) ex SE-EHG

[Sven-Erik Jönsson]

Thanks Richard, it's now corrected it above.

[Paul R Compton]

Would like to echo Sven-Erik's thanks for that, Richard. Hadn't viewed this or most other SE-Fxx entries earlier.
I see the dates are incomplete and slightly inaccurate for this entry so here's what I have in my DB. Do you have any details of its fate in Ireland?

SE-FBW
Cessna FR172E Reims Rocket
C/n FR17200040 (Officially quoted as 040)
YoM 1968
19670427 Res SAAB AB, Norrköping (for internal allocation)
19680329 Appl for Reg SAA AB, Norrköping
19680324 BofS Cessna Aircraft Co., Zaventem/SAAB AB, Norrköping (as SE-FBW)
19680424 French Export CofA #2088
19680528 Ir Reg CofR #18/68 SAAB AB, Norrköping
19680628 BofS SAAB AB, Norrköping/O Södergren, Malmö
19680703 CofA #2540
19680703 CofR #2429 O Södergren, Malmö (19680628)
19690630 CofA lapsed until 0704
19710630 CofA lapsed until 0712
19720731 SAAB-Scania AB, Linköping (19720711)
19720804 Cnx as Sold UK G-BAAS (General Aviation Sales Ltd, Jersey) (Reg 19720804>Cnx 19800520)>EI-BJI (DBR 1982 Edenderry, Ireland)
19730630 Swedish CofA expired

Source credits: Riksarkivet, LFV Centralarkivet & TS

[Rolf Larsson]

Do you have any details of its fate in Ireland?

EI-BJI crashed and DBR at Edenberry 9.82, wreck taken to Dublin.

Source: Air-Britain News May 1983.