ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344769
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| Date: | Monday 21 August 2023 |
| Time: | c. 09:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee F |
| Owner/operator: | Broadland Flying Group Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AYUH |
| MSN: | 28-7105042 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stanley Hall, off Pebmarsh Road, near Halstead, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Old Buckenham Airfield, Old Buckenham, Norfolk |
| Earls Colne Airport (EGSR) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee F suffered an engine power loss and crashed in a field near Stanley Hall, off Pebmarsh Road, near Halstead, Essex. The sole 70-year old pilot died and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
UPDATE: According to unconfirmed/unofficial reports on the "Flyer" forum (see link #10)
"[aircraft is] a PA-28-180 Cherokee F, an Old Buckenham Airfield (EGSV) based machine, I’ve just been told…that tally’s with ADSB as previously mentioned. The weather at Stansted was not good, 3000 m and 200 ft cloud base, but was CAVOK further north. I know Stansted is some 15 miles from the crash site but that was the way the aircraft was heading. I’m told en route to Earls Colne, so sadly crashed not far from the destination. A pilot in his 70s reported as dead. RIP"
Note: EGSV is now Old Buckenham Airfield and NOT Bedford-Thurleigh Airport (which was decommissioned in February 1994).
Sources:
1. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-66570650
2. https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-08-21/firefighters-battle-fire-after-reported-light-aircraft-crash
3. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-essex-plane-crash-emergency-30751176
4. https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23737211.pebmarsh-plane-crash-sees-man-die-scene-police-confirm/
5. https://www.mylondon.news/news/uk-world-news/live-halstead-plane-crash-updates-27562462
6. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/halstead-plane-crash-essex-stanley-hall-b1101961.html
7. https://www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/news/news/2023/august/halstead-officers-on-scene-of-incident-involving-light-aircraft/
8. https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/G-AYUH
9. https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/man-found-dead-scene-halstead-8693829
10. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=124184
11. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/GAYUH/history/20230821/0755Z/EGSV/L%2051.96191%200.67417
12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Buckenham_Airfield
Media:
G-AYUH Piper PA-28 180 Cherokee F at Exeter 17/07/2023
Pebmarsh: Light aircraft crashes near Essex stately home https://t.co/cjMxcsQSNL
— BBC Look East (@BBCLookEast) August 21, 2023
We are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident involving a light aircraft in a field in Pebmarsh Road, Halstead.
— Essex Police (@EssexPoliceUK) August 21, 2023
Sadly, we can confirm a man, aged in his 70s, was found deceased at the scene. A road closure remains in place.https://t.co/Uu8k7OIuJG
We are on the scene of an incident involving a light aircraft in a field off Pebmarsh Road, Halstead.
— Essex Police (@EssexPoliceUK) August 21, 2023
Our response to this incident is ongoing.
Anyone with information can call 101 quoting incident 270 of 21 August.https://t.co/Uu8k7OIuJG
The AAIB have deployed a team to the scene of a light aircraft accident, that occurred this morning, near Halstead in Essex. #Essex
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) August 21, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2023 10:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Aug-2023 11:51 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 21-Aug-2023 12:37 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 21-Aug-2023 17:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 21-Aug-2023 17:09 | harro | Updated |
| 21-Aug-2023 19:25 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 23-Aug-2023 11:17 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 26-Aug-2023 06:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 26-Aug-2023 07:15 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 27-Aug-2023 05:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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