ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184725
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| Date: | Friday 26 October 1990 |
| Time: | 16:31 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga SP |
| Owner/operator: | Burbage Farms Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BSGO |
| MSN: | 32R-8013056 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coventry Airport, Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Coventry Airport (CVT/EGBE) |
| Private Airstrip, Leicestershire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 26-10-1990 when crashed due to engine failure shortly after take off from Coventry Airport, Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft was departing from Coventry Airport to fly to the pilots local private airstrip. Immediately after a full power take off, when the pilot had selected the landing gear to UP, at about 250 feet altitude and 115 knots indicated air speed, the engine suffered a total power failure.
The pilot checked the the electrical fuel pump was ON, changed the fuel supply from the left tank to the right tank, and selected landing gear DOWN. He then steered the aircraft to the right towards some open waste ground, and away from a built up industrial area and a road junction ahead of him.
The aircraft landed on a disused refuse top, where young trees were growing, the fuselage coming to rest between two saplings. The lap and diagonal safety harness held on impact, but the pilot suffered a blow to the head. The pilot became aware that a rescuer was attempting to open the cabin door, but even with the the efforts of the pilot and the rescuer, this could not be achieved because of the distortion of the wing root. The rescuer then helped the pilot out of the aircraft through the rear door. There was no fire."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report, aircraft damage was "substantial". Presumably, the damage was later assessed as to enough to render the airframe as "beyond economical repair", as the registration G-BSGO was cancelled by the CAA on 14-12-1990 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f449ed915d13740004c5/Piper_PA-32R-301__G-BSGO_01-91.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BSGO
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-BSGO.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2016 16:27 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 22-Feb-2016 16:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2016 16:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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