ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71846
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| Date: | Sunday 5 May 1968 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Zlín 526 Trenér Master |
| Owner/operator: | C.S.E. |
| Registration: | G-AVPZ |
| MSN: | 1015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kidlington, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kidlington Aerodrome |
| Oxford (EGTK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
I was the pilot of this aircraft when it crashed in 1968, I was employed as a flight manager/ flying instructor at Oxford Air Training School. Subsequent examination of the wreckage showed that the port wing main-spar showed evidence of cracking near the fuselage and folded on the approach to land following a practiced aerobatic sequence over Kidlington Airfield lasting 25 mins . I was hospitalised for two years, and my passenger for six months. The replacement aircraft flown by world aerobatic champion Neil Wiliams , also crashed with the same problem several months later. I was 37 at the time.
Crashed into hangar on approach after aerobatics due to fatigue failure.
Sources:
Ray Blyth
British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999 / Compiled by Michael Austen
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2010 11:04 | John Baker | Added |
| 24-Dec-2010 15:32 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport] |
| 13-Apr-2012 11:27 | BLYTH | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2012 12:46 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Jul-2012 17:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2012 03:39 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 13-Nov-2012 03:55 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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