ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181753
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| Date: | Sunday 11 May 1986 |
| Time: | 16:55 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | World Carrier (London) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BHXX |
| MSN: | 27-7305101 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lydd Airport, Ashford, Kent -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nice Côte d'Azur Airport, Nice, France (NCE/LFMN) |
| Lydd Airport, Ashford, Kent (LYX/EGMD) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Piper PA-23-250 Aztec G-BHXX: Destroyed 11 May 1986 when crashed on approach to Lydd Airport, Ashford, Kent. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft was on a flight from Nice, France, to Lydd, Ashford, Kent. Upon approaching Lydd, and during the descent, the aircraft was flown in a left hand orbit of the airfield; during this, the fuel tanks were selected from outboards to inboards.
The aircraft continued a power-off descent on finals to Runway 22, until, at some stage during the descent, the throttles were advanced, but the right engine failed to respond. The aircraft rolled and yawed to the right, the heading increasing by some 40 degrees. The pilot decided to land ahead, and closed the left throttle.
The aircraft landed in a field short of, and to the right of, the Runway 22. The airfield emergency services were promptly alerted, but there was no fire. The pilot's full harness held on impact. The aircraft suffered damage to the undercarriage, propellers, and fuselage, to the extent that it was damaged beyond economic repair."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report, confirmed as aircraft "destroyed". As a result the registration G-BHXX was cancelled by the CAA on 23 September 1986 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Built 1973. Ex-N40286 (US Registry) from 1973 then OY-DGZ (Danish Registry) from 18 March 1974, registered as G-BHXX on 6 June 1980
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f80a40f0b6134600070d/Piper_PA-23-250_G-BHXX_06-86.pdf
2. CAA - History as G-BHZZ 1980-1985: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-BHXX-1.pdf
3. CAA - History as G-BHZZ 1985-1986: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-BHXX-2.pdf
4. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17610.0
5. G-BHXX at Leavesden, Hertfordshire in 1985: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1395680
6. As OY-DGZ 1974-80: http://www.oy-reg.dk/register/1974.html
7. As N40286 in 1973-74: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2015 19:40 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 26-Nov-2015 19:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 10-Nov-2020 17:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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