ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166837
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| Date: | Sunday 17 April 1983 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: | Chargus Titan Solar Typhoon |
| Owner/operator: | Ian David Burton Hayes (regd. owner) |
| Registration: | G-MBGU |
| MSN: | IDBH-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Halfpenny Green Airfield, Crab Lane, Bobbington, Staffordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Halfpenny Green, Staffordshire (EGBO) |
| Halfpenny Green, Staffordshire (EGBO) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Written off (destroyed) 17.4.83; crashed at Halfpenny Green Airfield, Crab Lane, Bobbington, Staffordshire. The owner/pilot had bought the aircraft the day before the accident. He had intended to simply practice taxying and the take-off run, without intending to become airborne.
However, during a practice take off run the nose wheel lifted off the runway, and the aircraft started to become airborne. The pilot considered that, since the aircraft was trying to take off, and that there was insufficient runway ahead to abort the takeoff, then he might as well become airborne and attempt a circuit and landing.
At approximately 50 feet into the initial climb-out, the pilot lost control and crashed into some trees. As the aircraft disintegrated in the impact, the pilots seatbelt failed and released him, and he fell to the ground. He was rendered unconscious by the fall, and broke his leg on impact with the ground.
Registration G-MBGU cancelled by the CAA as "PWFU" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use") 22.7.83
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Chargus%20Titan%20Solar%20Typhoon%20G-MBGU.pdf
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-MBGU.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverhampton_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2014 04:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Aug-2022 13:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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