ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169169
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| Date: | 10-JUL-1982 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: | Eipper Quicksilver MX-2 Sprint |
| Owner/operator: | Microlight Airsport Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-MJDS |
| MSN: | 11303 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rempstone, near Loughborough, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Rempstone, near Loughborough, Leicestershire | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10/7/1982: the aircraft was wrecked when it struck a car on landing at Rempstone, near Loughborough, Leicestershire. The pilot sustained a broken ankle.
Not repaired, and registration G-MJDS formally cancelled by the CAA as "PWFU" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use") on 16/8/1982
NOTE: The official AAIB report into the accident mis-spells the crash location as "Remstone" (no "p"). Rempstone is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, although its closest town and postal address is Loughborough across the border in Leicestershire. (The registered owners address was also in Loughborough) It is situated at the crossing of the A60 and A6006 roads.
Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f904ed915d1374000713/Quicksilver_MXII_G-MJDS_11-83.pdf
2. CAA: https://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-MJDS.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eipper_Quicksilver
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-MJDS.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2014 18:17 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Oct-2015 21:01 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2022 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Category] |
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