ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187875
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| Date: | Friday 28 April 1995 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: | Midland Ultralights Sirocco 377GB |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MNFC |
| MSN: | MU-015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 nm south-south-east of Bromyard, Herefordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Private Airstrip, 2 nm SSE of Bromyard, Herefordsire |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 28-4-1995 when crashed shortly after take off from a private airstrip, 2 nautical miles south-south-east of Bromyard, Herefordshire. Aircraft crashed following structural failure of tail plane in flight. The pilot/owner (the sole person on board) was killed. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot took off on the Sirocco at approximately 18:15 hours on the day of the accident. The private airstrip was orientated in a North-East/South West direction, and the take off was carried out into the prevailing light south-easterly wind. The aircraft was observed by eyewitnesses to climb straight ahead after take off.
Whilst in the climb, a few hundred feet above the ground, about one minute after take off, a white object was seen to fall from the rear of the aircraft, thought by one eyewitness to be the aircraft's tail plane. The engine note ceased, and the aircraft began a turn through about 90 degrees to the left.
The aircraft initially pitched nose down to a 45 degree angle, but then the nose steepened to an almost vertical descent into the ground. Although the pilot was wearing a full harness, he sustained multiple fatal injuries and did not survive the impact; there was no fire"
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Aircraft destroyed". As a result, the registration G-MNFC was cancelled by the CAA on 19-7-1995 as "Permanently withdrawn from use" and owners "Addressee Status: Deceased"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422fd56ed915d137100093b/Midland_Ultralights_Sirocco_377GB__G-MNFC_09-95.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=MNFC
3. https://www.bmaa.org/files/bmo61_2_scirocco_377.pdf?PHPSESSID=48d0c3f2e9d29d3a5941dbf542153d22
4. G-MNFC at Cranfield, Bedfordshire 6/7/1986: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1381960
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromyard
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2016 17:06 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 12-Sep-2022 09:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Category] |
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