ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188175
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| Date: | Monday 9 September 1996 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna F150J |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BOTY |
| MSN: | 150-71032 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Havering-atte-Bower, near Romford, Essex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Stapleford Tawney, Essex (EGSX) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Cessna F150J G-BOTY Crashed into a field at Havering-atte-Bower, near Romford, Essex on 9 September 1996. Minor injuries were sustained by the pilot (the sole person on board). The AAIB report (below) implies that the aircraft was involved in an illegal flight, connected with drug smuggling. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft was inbound to Stapleford from the continent. It landed in a farm field at Havering-atte-Bower, near Romford, during which the nose dug in and the aircraft somersaulted; the aircraft coming to rest inverted with the back of the fuselage broken. The organisation which recovered the aircraft reported that the fuel tanks and fuel lines were not disrupted, but that they contained no fuel. The pilot is currently assisting H.M. Customs & Excise with their inquiries".
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Aircraft destroyed". As a result, the registration G-BOTY was cancelled by the CAA on 8-8-1997
Havering-atte-Bower is a village and outlying settlement of Greater London, England. It is located in the far north of the London Borough of Havering, on the border with Essex, and is 15 miles northeast of Charing Cross.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/54230461e5274a1314000bf5/dft_avsafety_pdf_501873.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BOTY
3. http://nwamuseum.co.uk/IncidentsWestEssexto2000-1.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havering-atte-Bower
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2016 23:17 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 01-Nov-2019 16:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 25-Jan-2020 14:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-May-2021 15:54 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2022 14:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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