Accident Aero Designs Pulsar XP G-BTOX,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17898
 
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Date:Sunday 5 September 1993
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PULS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aero Designs Pulsar XP
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: G-BTOX
MSN: PFA 202-1191
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Spanish Point, Milltown Malbay, County Clare -   Ireland
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Newtownards Airport (EGAD)
Destination airport:Spanish Point, Milltown Malbay, County Clare
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) 5-9-1993: Believed failure to recover from a stall while downwind in circuit. Reportedly the pilot suffered a heart attack and died before the crash.

Registration G-BTOX cancelled 25-11-1993 as aircraft "Permanently withdrawn from use" and owner's "Addressee Status: Deceased"

Sources:

1. AAIB Eire: http://www.aaiu.ie/reports/aaiu-investigation-reports
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BTOX

Images:


I took this photo of G-BTOX on 16 June 1991 at Comber Co Down Northern Ireland. I ve never seen a photo of the finished aircraft.


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
27-Oct-2012 20:58 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage]
10-Apr-2013 14:09 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
10-Apr-2013 20:10 Anon. Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative]
12-Apr-2013 11:23 Hugo wilhare Updated [Narrative]
08-Jun-2016 15:45 Dr.John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
04-Nov-2020 17:46 Anon. Updated [Photo]

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