ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65701
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| Date: | Sunday 14 June 2009 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Grob G115E Tutor |
| Owner/operator: | Oxford UAS RAF |
| Registration: | G-BYXR |
| MSN: | 82177 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sutton Courtenay, near Drayton, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson (EGUB) |
| RAF Benson (EGUB) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Grob 115E Tutor aircraft, G-BYXR, operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF), was undertaking a cadet air experience flight from RAF Benson. The visibility was good and the aircraft was conducting aerobatics, in uncontrolled airspace, when it collided with a Standard-Cirrus glider G-CKHT.
The left wing of the Tutor struck the fin of the glider causing the tail section to break away. The glider pilot parachuted to safety. The Tutor entered a spiral / spinning manoeuvre before diving steeply into the ground. The Tutor pilot and cadet (Flight Lieutenant Mike Blee and Cadet Nicholas Rice) were both fatally injured.
Registration G-BYXR cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" 16/7/2009
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/8099551.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-11299402
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/5-2010-g-byxr-and-g-ckht-14-june-2009
http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/grob-tutor-crash-inquiry-findings-published
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/service-inquiry-investigating-the-accident-to-tutor-g-byxr
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2009 11:23 | slowkid | Added |
| 15-Jun-2009 05:09 | JINX | Updated |
| 15-Jun-2009 10:12 | clearbeer | Updated |
| 23-Sep-2009 02:30 | harro | Updated |
| 29-Nov-2009 09:09 | Alpine Flight | Updated |
| 15-Oct-2012 12:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2013 06:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Aug-2014 17:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Embed code] |
| 09-Oct-2015 06:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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