ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34439
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| Date: | Sunday 16 September 2007 |
| Time: | 16:09 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-301 Saratoga |
| Owner/operator: | TGD Leasing Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BMDC |
| MSN: | 32-8006075 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO‑540‑K1G5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Church Farm Airfield, Shotteswell, near Banbury, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Shotteswell, Banbury, Oxfordshire |
| Wellesbourne Mountford (EGBW) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was attempting to take off from the shorter of two runways at a private airstrip at Shotteswell, near Banbury, having earlier landed on the longer runway. Advice in the airstrip's entry in a general aviation flight guide indicated that a takeoff by that type of aircraft, from that runway and flown by a pilot of his experience was not recommended.
During the takeoff the aircraft cleared a hedge at the upwind end of the runway but stalled and struck trees on the far side of a road running alongside the airstrip. The aircraft crashed in the field beyond and the pilot was fatally injured. There was no fire. Contemporary press reports (see links #6 & #7) later named the pilot fatality as "Albert Street, 58, of Crabtree Close in Bloxham, was the pilot and only occupant of the Piper light aircraft which crashed shortly after take-off near Shotteswell".
Subsequent performance calculations indicated that there was insufficient clear distance on the short runway for the takeoff to be successful.
Registration G-BMDC cancelled by the CAA on 13/3/2008 as aircraft "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423026f40f0b61346000c0d/Piper_PA-32-301_Saratoga__G-BMDC_10-08.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BMDC
3. https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=634917
4. http://www.aviation-office.com/office-new/aviation-accident-reports/29726-g-bmdc-piperpa-32-301-banbury-unitedkingdom-for.html
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/search/?q=G-BMDC&f=reg&search_type=simple
6. https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/man-dies-in-shotteswell-plane-crash-1-593258
7. https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/pilot-in-plane-crash-identified-1-593264_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2008 12:12 | harro | Added |
| 23-Nov-2012 14:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2013 04:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 08-Dec-2014 02:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2016 22:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Sep-2016 22:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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