ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187463
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| Date: | Saturday 23 October 1993 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: | Nord NC.854S |
| Owner/operator: | Edward Henry Gould (owner) |
| Registration: | G-KERC |
| MSN: | 55 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | High Cross Airstrip, near Ware, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | High Cross Airstrip, near Ware, Hertfordshire |
| High Cross Airstrip, near Ware, Hertfordshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Built July 1950; first registered in France as F-WFSD. Re-registered in France as F-BFSD in December 1950. Re-registered in the UK as G-KERC on 6-2-1980. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23-10-1993 when crashed on take off from High Cross Airstrip, near Ware, Hertfordshire (at approximate co ordinates 51°50.95N, 00°00.32W).
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "landing gear collapsed, engine bay deflected upwards,fuselage longerons broken". As a result, the airframe was deemed to be "damaged beyond economic repair", and the registration G-KERC was cancelled by the CAA on 16-2-1994
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/542302dee5274a1317000be7/Nord_NC854S__G-KERC_12-93.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=KERC
3. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWNC850.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2016 21:22 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 20-May-2016 21:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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