ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18883
Last updated: 20 June 2013
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| Date: | 03-SEP-1973 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: | Jodel/SAN D.117 Grand Tourisme |
| Operator: | The Callington Flying Group |
| Registration: | G-AVEI |
| C/n / msn: | 294 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 19 Higher Ranscombe Road, Brixham, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Plymouth (Roborough) Airport (EGHD) |
| Wycombe Air Park (EGTB) |
"It was the pilot's intention to fly from Plymouth (Roborough) Airport to Wycombe Air Park carrying his wife and two children. Due to extensive low stratus in Southwest England he decided to follow a coastal route to Exeter and thence fly overland to his destination. When the aircraft reached Brixham the cloud base was 300 feet above mean sea level (amsl).
Serious engine misfiring caused the pilot to turn inland over ground 175 feet amsl to attempt a forced landing. However, the engine stopped and the aircraft crashed into a bungalow at 19 High Ranscombe Road, Brixham. The pilot and his two children were killed and his wife was seriously injured .
It is concluded that the engine failure was due to the combined effect of a fatigue crack in one cylinder head and the failure of one magneto, the root cause of which lay in unsatisfactory and unsupervised maintenance."
Registration G-AVEI formally cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" 21/1/1975
Sources:
1. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/21-1974%20G-AVEI.pdf
2. http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1041797/
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AVEI-2.pdf
4. http://historique-wassmer.pagesperso-orange.fr/rev_1_en_cours/publicite_jodel_wassmer_d112.pdfJodel G-AVEI at Plymouth (Roborough) Airport (EGHD) on 21 Apr 1972
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Oct-2012 22:55 | BringBackEGDG | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2012 22:56 | 87.211.83.33 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Jun-2013 23:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2013 23:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2013 23:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
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