ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189922
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 August 2016 |
| Time: | 19:15 |
| Type: | Glider |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Staithe Road, Dicks Mount, Burgh St Peter, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A male pilot in his 40's suffered leg and ankle injuries to his after the aircraft came down in a field at Staithe Road, Dicks Mount, Burgh St Peter, Norfolk. The police helicopter transported the casualty to an ambulance due to the marshy terrain. He has since been taken to Hospital in a stable condition for further treatment. According to the following Press release from the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust:
"A man was taken to hospital following a light aircraft crash in Norfolk last night. The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) received a call at 7.15pm yesterday (31st August) from a man who had been injured after his aircraft crashed in the marshes at Burgh St Peter. Two ambulance crews, a rapid response vehicle and Hazardous Area Response Team were dispatched. They treated a man in his 40s who had leg and ankle pain. He was taken to James Paget University Hospital for further treatment. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or serious."
Sources:
1. http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/one-injured-after-glider-crashes-in-field-near-burgh-st-peter-1-4679327
2. http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/glider-crashes-in-field-near-burgh-st-peter-in-norfolk-1-4679392
3. https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/news/incidents/?ignore=man-injured-in-light-aircraft-collision-in-norfolk&postid=788
4. http://gorlestononsea.party/article/0da075994f9525f1d905a73a1229399327a4bef9
5. http://www.becclesandbungayjournal.co.uk/news/man-suffers-broken-ankle-after-ejecting-from-motorised-paraglider-over-burgh-st-peter-1-4680020
Media:
A man was taken to hospital after a light aircraft crash in #Norfolk last night https://t.co/J7KnkWFts8
— EEAST Ambulance (@EastEnglandAmb) 1 September 2016
Man in his 40s injured after his motorised glider crash lands in a field near Burgh St Peter. #Norfolk https://t.co/3hxQs8JMax
— Luke Powell (@LukePowell88) 31 August 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2016 19:51 | IanDTurner | Added |
| 09-Sep-2016 15:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2016 16:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2016 16:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Embed code, Damage] |
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