ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18817
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 July 1987 |
| Time: | 19:03 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5 Traveler |
| Owner/operator: | North London Flying Club |
| Registration: | G-BAZF |
| MSN: | AA5-0381 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Haldon Forest, near Great Halson, Exeter, Devon, 150 m S of A38 road -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Claybrooke Magna, Frolesworth, Leicestershire |
| Lands End, Cornwall (EGHC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed into the Haldon Forest, near Great Haldon, Exeter, Devon 150 metres south of the A38 road. Due to low cloud and deteriorating weather, G-BAZF descended to 500 feet and then flew into trees on the slopes of rising ground (760 feet amsl). Aircraft caught fire on impact, and pilot was killed
Registration G-BAZF cancelled 7/12/1989 as aircraft "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Grumman%20AA-5A,%20G-BAZF%20%2011-87.pdf
http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Sep-2010 06:42 | roger | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage] |
| 07-Nov-2012 11:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2018 19:47 | Bairdes | Updated [Narrative] |
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