ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377
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| Date: | Saturday 27 April 1985 |
| Time: | 16:44 |
| Type: |  Cessna F172N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Stichting Vliegmateriaal De Kooy |
| Registration: | PH-KDK |
| MSN: | F-172-01691 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1 mile north-west of Streatley, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Texel, Netherlands (TXL/EDDT) |
| Luton (LTN/EGGW) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written of (destroyed) 27/4/1985 when crashed in bad weather en route Texel (Netherlands) - Southend (fuel stop) - Duxford - Old Warden. Aircraft was diverting to Luton, and due to the adverse weather conditions, was unable to gain altitude. Last reported radar fix had the aircraft at 600 feet.
Witnesses then saw the plane very low flying through the snow and at one point sharp drift to the left when the left wing hit the treetops. The Cessna flew directly into the ground, approximately 1 mile north-west of Streatley, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, and caught fire on impact. All four occupants were killed:
Pilot: L. Zwan. Passengers: H. de Kruijff, J.H. Dros, J.M. Timmer.
The later AAIB investigation into the crash attributed the cause as due to aircraft running out of fuel; the fuel mixture had been wrong set as "too rich", which meant that PH-KDK used more fuel that was required for diversion to a safe landing at Luton.
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "aircraft destroyed by impact and fire". As a result, the registration PH-KDK was cancelled by the Dutch Aviation Authorities on 2/5/1985 (one week later)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.hdekker.info/registermap/MK.htm
2. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422ebb5e5274a13170000a9/Cessna_172L_PH-KDK_06-85.pdf
3. http://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1985.htm#PH-KDK
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/f172show.asp?start=1651&count=50]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Aug-2011 01:09 | Martine | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants] |
| 03-Aug-2011 01:13 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2012 13:55 | harro | Updated [[Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative]] |
| 30-May-2013 00:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2014 12:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2014 12:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2015 22:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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