ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169523
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 June 1984 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: | Solar Wings Ultrasport Panther XL |
| Owner/operator: | Lightflight Aviation (regd owners) |
| Registration: | G-MMEH |
| MSN: | S8611 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | English Channel, 1 mile off the coast, east of Lydd Airport, Kent -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lydd Airport, Kent (LYX/EGMD) |
| Calais, France (CQF/LFAC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6.6.1984 when ditched Into the English Channel, 1 mile east of the beach located to the east of Lydd Airport, Kent.
The pilot was attempting a cross-channel flight from Lydd, Kent, to Calais, France in a microlight aircraft, when, at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the engine began to misfire. The pilot immediately turned the aircraft back to land (the coast of Kent) but, after several minutes, the engine failed completely.
Realising that the glide performance of the Ultralight would not be sufficient to reach the coast, the pilot ditched the Ultralight close to two fishing boats one mile off the coast. After a successful ditching, the pilot swam to one of the boasts and was rescued. The Solar Wings Ultrasport Panther XL Ultralight G-MMEH sank into the English Channel in under one minute
The AAIB report concluded that the cause of the engine failure was due to the incorrect fuel mixture being put into the aircraft's fuel tanks.
Registration G-MMEH was belatedly cancelled by the CAA six years and one week later, on 13.6.1990.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f595ed915d1374000561/Ultrasport_Panther_G-MMEH_07-84.pdf
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-MMEH.pdf
3. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-MMEH.html
4. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17944.0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2014 23:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Nov-2020 18:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Accident report] |
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