ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 123056
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| Date: | Sunday 1 June 2003 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F.6A |
| Owner/operator: | Chivenor Memorial Flight Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BVVC |
| MSN: | S4/U/3362 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce Avon Mk 207 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ynyslas, near Borth, south of Dyfi Estuary near Aberdovey, mid Wales -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Blackpool Airport (BLK/EGNH) |
| Exeter Airport, Devon (EXT/EGTE) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 01-06-2003: Plunged into marshy pasture at Ynyslas, south of the Dyfi Estuary near Aberdovey, mid Wales. The pilot ejected safely. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft departed Blackpool for a display in Northern Ireland with the intention of returning to its home base at Exeter. It took off with one of the two electrical generators inoperative and at an indeterminate time during or shortly after the display, the second generator failed. The pilot did not notice the failure until he had initiated a climb to high altitude through extensive cloud. He continued to climb and reached visual conditions above the cloud.
At altitude he decided to continue the flight to Exeter 'non-radio' and proceeded in accordance with his flight plan at FL220. On encountering some cirrus cloud over North Wales he decided to descend to FL180 so as to remain in visual flight conditions and throttled back the engine slightly. On reaching FL180 he advanced the throttle but the engine did not respond and attempts to relight it were unsuccessful.
He adopted a glide towards Llanbedr Airfield but when he realised he would not reach it, he turned towards the nearest shoreline and ejected over a large river estuary. The pilot was injured during ejection and he landed heavily in shallow water. He was rescued by helicopter and the abandoned Hunter crashed into marshland near the estuary bank"
G-BVVC was ex-RAF Hunter F.6A XF516, and still marked as such (as '19' of 229 OCU/234 Squadron). Registration G-BVVC cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" 03-12-2003
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423018f40f0b61346000b95/dft_avsafety_pdf_028723.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BVVC
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170531100835/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/2003.htm#jun
4. Eyewitness report from the pilot involved: http://web.archive.org/web/20170619135050/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/Biographies/P/Penrice_Craig/Penrice_Craig.htm
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XF
6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/2954538.stm
Media:
Hawker Hunter F.6A G-BVVC (still marked as '19' of 229 OCU/234 Squadron) at Kemble, Glos in May 2000
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2011 12:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Aug-2011 14:13 | XQMcZ | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2012 20:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 02-Dec-2014 02:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 02-Dec-2014 02:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 26-Jul-2016 12:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2016 12:48 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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