ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161809
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| Date: | Sunday 18 January 2004 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  SZD-50-3 Puchacz |
| Owner/operator: | Welland Gliding Club |
| Registration: | BGA 3830/HCD |
| MSN: | B-2049 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 700 yards north-west of Husbands Bosworth Village, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire |
| Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider, a PZL-Bielsko SZD-50-3 Puchacz (BGA 3830/HCD) was destroyed 18 January 2004 when it spun and crashed to the ground at Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Leicestershire, killing both occupants on board.
The flight, with an instructor and student on-board, was planned from Husbands Bosworth. Although no-one overheard the pre-flight briefing, it is likely that the primary aim of the flight was spinning training. Witnesses saw the aircraft enter a spin at around 1,500 feet agl and continue in a normal, steeply nose-down, spin with no significant change in the flight path before it impacted the ground 700 yards north-west of Husbands Bosworth Village, Leicestershire.
A number of likely explanations for the accident were considered but no conclusive evidence was found. The investigation was unable to dismiss the possibility of pilot incapacitation or of a control restriction/malfunction.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423004840f0b61346000b07/HCD.pdf
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/3408191.stm
3. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1488840/Father-found-son-15-dead-in-glider-crash.html
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/4177227.stm
5. https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/probe-into-glider-deaths-continues-1-751555
6. https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/tributes-to-flying-pair-killed-in-glider-accident-1-902635
7. https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/glider-death-pair-named-3152052
8. https://www.pprune.org/private-flying/115854-uk-glider-accident.html
9. https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/hundreds-say-farewell-to-tragic-glider-boy-1-751663
10. https://members.gliding.co.uk/library/investigation-reports/puchacz-aaib-accident-report-2004/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2013 07:53 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 19-Apr-2015 23:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2016 22:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 31-Jul-2016 22:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Aug-2016 00:10 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Aug-2016 00:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2016 20:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Feb-2024 08:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 16-Feb-2024 08:55 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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