ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18629
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| Date: | 05-MAY-1989 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna F152 II (Reims) |
| Operator: | Leicestershire Aero Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BHJW |
| C/n / msn: | F152-1732 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | north of Gaulby, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Leicester (EGBG) |
Badly damaged in forced landing shortly after takeoff from Leicester Airport (EGBG). The subsequent AAIB investigation attributed the crash to pilot error and carburettor icing, which caused engine failure.
Registration G-BHJW cancelled by the CAA as "destroyed" 7.12.1989.
Sources:
http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=BHJW
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Reims%20Cessna%20F152,%20G-BHJW%2008-89.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Sep-2011 06:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2012 15:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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