ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140470
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| Date: | Sunday 18 December 2011 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BC-12D |
| Owner/operator: | Trustees of the X-Ray Sierra Group |
| Registration: | G-BVXS |
| MSN: | 9284 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gartree Road, Great Stretton, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leicester Airport, Stoughton, Leicestershire (EGBG) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Two light aircraft have collided over Great Stretton, Leicestershire. The pilot of a Taylorcraft BC-12D died at the scene when the aircraft crashed into Gartree Road, just after take off from Leicester Airport - EGBG. The other aircraft involved, a Pitts S-2 Special, had two people on board, both of whom were slightly injured. It was approaching the airport for landing when the accident occured.
According to Leicestershire Police "One of the aircraft contained one person, a man, who died at the scene. The second aircraft contained two men who both received minor injuries". Gartree Road from Stoughton Road to Mere Road, Great Stretton, were closed off to allow for the emergency services to deal with the incident. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The mid-air collision occurred when both aircraft were on the crosswind leg of the visual circuit for Runway 33 at Leicester Airport, soon after G-BVXS had taken off and as G-IICI had joined the circuit from the northeast. G-BVXS became uncontrollable after the collision and the pilot was fatally injured when the aircraft struck the ground. The two occupants of G-IICI were uninjured after making a forced landing."
Nature of damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Destroyed". As a result, the registration G-BVXS was cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" and "Addressee Status: Deceased" 16.06.2012
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423019340f0b61342000a1f/Taylorcraft_BC12D_Twosome_G-BVXS_Pitts_S-2C_Pitts_Special_G-IICI_11-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Leicestershire-air-crash-probe-months/story-14189495-detail/story.html
4. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Pilot-dies-midair-collision-Leicestershire/story-14180622-detail/story.html
5. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/2011/12/18/pilot-killed-in-plane-crash-near-leicester-airport-115875-23645182_?service=responsive
6. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2075780/Two-light-aircraft-involved-mid-air-collision-Leicestershire.html
7. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-16236184
8. http://www.taylorcraft.org.uk/Stoke-Golding2007.htm
9. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000179121L.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2011 11:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Dec-2011 11:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2011 11:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2011 13:14 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Phase, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2011 13:14 | harro | Updated [Registration] |
| 18-Dec-2011 16:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2011 17:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2011 06:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 19-Dec-2011 08:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 19-Dec-2011 10:27 | attaboy | Updated [Registration] |
| 19-Dec-2011 11:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration] |
| 20-Dec-2011 00:50 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Dec-2011 08:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 20-Dec-2011 10:35 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 20-Dec-2011 14:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2012 12:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2014 03:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2016 18:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 16-Dec-2016 18:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Dec-2016 19:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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