ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263485
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| Date: | Monday 31 May 2021 |
| Time: | c. 12:35 |
| Type: |  Rotorsport UK Cavalon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-IDYL |
| MSN: | RSUK/CVLN/012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field near Bowood & Kings Lane, Wendover, Buckinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Denham Airport (EGLD) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A RotorSport UK Cavalon gyrocopter crashed near Bowood & Kings Lane, Wendover, Buckinghamshire. Firefighters used a medical kit to treat both occupants for minor cuts, and isolated the gyrocopter’s fuel system.
UPDATE: The incident was also the subject of an AAIB Correspondence-only investigation, published on 14 October 2021 and the following is the summary from that...
"31 May 2021
RotorSport UK Cavalon
G-IDYL
Wendover, Buckinghamshire
The pilot conducted a forced landing in a field, after the engine bay fire warning light illuminated and he could smell burning. The aircraft collided with a hedge and was seriously damaged. A joint in the exhaust system had become disconnected, which had allowed hot gases to leak into the engine bay."
The registration G-IDYL was cancelled and the aircraft de-regsitered by the CAA on 28 June 2021 as aircraft "destroyed"
Sources:
1. https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/19340936.wendover-two-men-treated-cuts-helicopter-crash-lands-field/
2. https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19340542.firefighters-help-two-people-gyrocopter-crash/
3. https://bucksfire.gov.uk/incident/helicopter-crash-lands-in-field/
4. Photo of accident, post crash: https://www.facebook.com/Oxfordshirefireandrescueservice/photos/pcb.4104613249597199/4104612682930589/?type=3&theater
5. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GIDYL
6. https://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Rotorsport-UK-Cavalon/4444611/L (photo)
7. https://www.buckinghamshirelive.com/news/buckinghamshire-news/wendover-helicopter-crash-buckinghamshire-fire-5476036
8. G-IDYL at Denham 30/4/2017: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1717444
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendover
10. AAIB Correspondence-only investigation: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-july-august-2021/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-july-august-2021
Media:
A helicopter has crashed near Bowood & Kings Lane, Wendover. Emergency services in attendance. Understand no major injuries. pic.twitter.com/qAWVz20A7S
— Chiltern Enviro News (@EnviroChiltern) May 31, 2021
# LATEST INCIDENT #
— Bucks and MK Fire (@Bucksfire) May 31, 2021
12.35pm: Firefighters treated two men for cuts after a helicopter crash-landed in field in #Wendover https://t.co/zJVDrbBaWM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 06:08 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Jun-2021 07:09 | R15RJJ | Updated [Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 01-Jun-2021 07:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2021 07:46 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Jun-2021 08:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2021 08:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2021 08:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Jun-2021 08:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Jun-2021 10:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2021 20:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2021 20:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 05-Jun-2021 08:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2021 17:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Category] |
| 16-Oct-2021 20:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2021 17:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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