ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179038
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| Date: | Monday 1 September 2014 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: | Grob G103A Twin II Acro |
| Owner/operator: | Trustee of the Acro Syndicate |
| Registration: | G-CJOG |
| MSN: | 33964-K-197 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles from Aboyne Airfield, Dinnet, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aboyne Airfield, Aberdeenshire |
| Aboyne Airfield, Aberdeenshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Father and son flying the Grob 103 double seater from Deeside Gliding Club's airfield near Aboyne, collided in midair with another glider from the same club at 4,000 feet at a reported five miles from the airfield. They both managed to escape with their parachutes and the other glider managed to land back to the airfield. According to contemporary press reports:
"A PROBE was under way today after two aircraft collided in mid-air over the North-east.
The gliders hit each other as the pilots flew 4,000 feet above Aberdeenshire. One of the occupants was taken to hospital after the crash.
The incident happened during a competition hosted by Deeside Gliding Club at Aboyne and is believed to have occurred about five miles from the airfield. One glider pilot, who was flying solo, managed to return to the club after the collision, but the other aircraft, a two-seater, crashed on farmland.
A club spokesman said: “Two gliders collided in mid-air while competing in the UK Mountain Soaring Championship.”
The crash, which took place around 1.15pm on September 1, is currently under investigation".
Robert Tait, 44, chairman of the Highland Gliding Club was named as the pilot, and his son Ruari, aged 12 was the passenger, according to later press reports. The aircraft was presumably written off (damaged beyond repair) as the registration was cancelled by the CAA on 30/10/2014 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/1070603/__trashed-14/
2. https://stv.tv/news/north/291413-pilot-parachuted-free-from-crashing-glider-after-aberdeenshire-smash/
3. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13179167.Pair_cheat_death_in_gliding_accident/
4. https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/probe-launched-after-gliders-crash-in-mid-air/
5. https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/pilot-tells-of-mid-air-crash-and-parachute-jump-with-son/
6. AAIB: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2015 18:41 | bubu | Added |
| 26-Aug-2015 18:41 | harro | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2015 21:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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