ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139840
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| Date: | Saturday 12 November 2011 |
| Time: | 15:27 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer II |
| Owner/operator: | Alderney Flying Training Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BXRG |
| MSN: | 28-7990036 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 25 miles North West of Guernsey, Channel Islands -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire (EGHF) |
| Alderney Airport, Alderney, Channel Islands (EGJA) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 12,11,2011 when crashed into the sea(The English Channel) 25 miles (27 nautical miles) north west of Alderney, Channel Isles. Of the two persons on board (pilot and one passenger) the pilot was killed (presumed drowned when the aircraft sank - no trace of the pilot was ever found); the passenger, who was also the pilot's wife, manged to get into a lifeboat, and was rescued. She was then winched aboard the SAR helicopter and taken to Cherbourg hospital, where she was found to be suffering from hypothermia, but otherwise with no significant injuries. According to the following excerpt frokm the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft suffered a loss of electrical power during a day crossing of the English Channel to Alderney. The pilot became uncertain of his position and elected to ditch the aircraft near to a commercial surface vessel. The ditching was successful and the passenger escaped from the aircraft and was subsequently rescued. However, the pilot was unable to escape from the aircraft before it sank."
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Aircraft lost at sea". As a result, the registration G-BXRG was formally cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" on 17.01.2012
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fcd5e5274a1317000901/Piper_PA-28-181_Cherokee_Archer_II_G-BXRG_10-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=BXRG
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_the_Channel_Islands#2010s
4. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8886446/Light-aircraft-carrying-two-Britons-crashes-in-English-Channel.html
5. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2011/11/aircraft-ditches-in-english-channel.html
6. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/nov/12/plane-crash-english-channel?newsfeed=true
7. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000021894.html
8. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-15710937
9. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2061177/English-Channel-plane-crash-Millionaire-Ian-Dickinson-79-killed.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2011 11:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Nov-2011 16:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2011 19:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2011 20:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2011 20:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2011 12:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2012 12:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-Oct-2012 02:31 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2014 03:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2016 21:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2016 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2016 22:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2016 22:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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