ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181466
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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 1985 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: | Hiway Super Scorpion Mk 2 Tripacer 250 |
| Owner/operator: | Brian Day Jackson |
| Registration: | G-MNIJ |
| MSN: | BDJ-01 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Winterbourne Kingston, 7 miles south of Blandford Forum, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Winterbourne Kingston, 7 miles south of Blandford Forum, Dorset |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Hiway Super Scorpion Mk 2 Tripacer 250 G-MNIJ: Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) 30 May 1985 when crashed at Winterbourne Kingston, 7 miles south of Blandford Forum, Dorset. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft took off into wind from undulating ground towards a hedge and some trees. At about 50 feet agl (above ground level), the starboard wing was seen to drop sharply. The aircraft entered a spiral dive,and struck the ground in a fairly flat, slightly nose-down attitude. The pilot survived the accident, but sustained spinal injuries. Subsequent examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of structural failure of the airframe."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "bottom tube, seat frame damage, nose wheel mounting broken. The 'A' frame of the wing was also damaged". As a result the registration G-MNIJ was cancelled by the CAA on 4 February 1986 as aircraft "destroyed"
The crash location of Winterborne Kingston is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies 7 miles south of the town of Blandford Forum and 2 miles northeast of the large village of Bere Regis. It is situated in a winterbourne valley on the edge of the dip slope of the Dorset Downs
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB; https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/54230289ed915d1371000bc1/Hiway_Super_Scorpion_Wing_Ultra_Sports_Tripacer_Trike_G-MNIJ_08-85.pdf
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-MNIJ.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winterborne_Kingston
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2015 18:31 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 19-Nov-2015 18:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Aug-2022 15:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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