ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158790
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 August 2013 |
| Time: | 13:17 LT |
| Type: |  Europa XS |
| Owner/operator: | Trustee of the Europa Group, Lichfield |
| Registration: | G-GBXS |
| MSN: | PFA247-13196 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 914-UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | In a field off Narrow Lane, near Wymeswold, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Airstrip at Common Farm, Wymeswold, Leicestershire |
| Airstrip at Common Farm, Wymeswold, Leicestershire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Police were called by the ambulance service at 7.55pm on Wednesday (August 21st) to a report of a light aircraft that had come down in a field near Wymeswold, Leicestershire. The crash location has been reported as being Narrow Lane, Wymeswold, LE12 6SD, north west of the A46.
Police are able to confirm now that all immediate family have been informed that the pilot and passenger died in the collision. According to Press Reports, the pilot and passenger that were killed in the crash were a father and his daughter, who lived locally. The next of kin have been informed, but the names of those killed have not been made public at this time
AAIB report that the evidence suggests that the pilot was performing a low-level circuit to land back at the farm strip from which he had just departed, most likely in response to an engine problem. Control was lost during the base turn. The aircraft struck the ground in a steep nose-down attitude.
Note that the AAIB report states that the accident happened as 13:17 hours local, but it was not until 19:55, over six hours later, that the rescue services (police and ambulance) were called when the wreckage was discovered
Registration G-GBXS formally cancelled by the CAA on 16/10/2013 as aircraft "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422fba2e5274a1314000801/Europa_XS_G-GBXS_08-14.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. https://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/national-news/light-aircraft-crashes-in-field-1-5411839
4. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Light-aircraft-comes-Wymeswold-Leicestershire/story-19689086-detail/story.html
5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-23794300
6. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/UPDATE-dead-light-aircraft-crash-Leicestershire/story-19692604-detail/story.html
7. https://leics.police.uk/news-appeals/news/2013/08/22/police-confirm-two-die-in-light-aircraft-collision-near-wymeswold-3utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#.UhY9lJKTiqg
8. Photos of wreckage at http://www.itv.com/news/central/story/2013-08-21/plane-crash-in-leicestershire/#latest-pics-of-plane-wreckage_249835http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/august_2014/europa_xs__g_gbxs.cfm
Media:
The AAIB is deploying a team to investigate an accident to a light aircraft near Wymeswold in Leicestershire.
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) August 21, 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2013 06:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Aug-2013 07:57 | pilotfred | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Damage] |
| 22-Aug-2013 07:58 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 22-Aug-2013 10:35 | garricke | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Aug-2013 11:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2013 11:58 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2013 13:02 | LaVidaLoca | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Aug-2013 15:38 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2013 16:48 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2013 18:16 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Damage] |
| 14-Aug-2014 06:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2014 09:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2015 16:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2015 23:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 12-Feb-2016 00:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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