ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19520
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| Date: | Monday 6 August 1973 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-AVBM |
| MSN: | 28-22527 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kingscote, near Dursley, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Blackpool, Lancashire (BLK/EGNH) |
| Bournemouth/Hurn Airport (BOH/EGHH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed in poor weather en route from Blackpool to France, via Hurn. Due to adverse weather, the pilot decided to divert to Staverton, Gloucestershire, to "wait out" until the storm has passed.
At 10:15 hours, the wreckage of G-AVBM was discovered in a field at Kingscote, near Dursley, Gloucestershire, at 760 feet agl, approximately 19 nautical miles south of the intended landing point at Staverton. The aircraft was completely destroyed, and both occupants were killed on impact. There was no post-crash fire.
The accident was caused by a loss of control in extreme turbulence at a very low altitude. Pilot inexperience and lack of training were contributory factors.
Registration G-AVBM cancelled as "destroyed" 26/11/1973
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/16-1974%20G-AVBM.pdf
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AVBM.pdf
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1214820/
4. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1974/1974%20-%201520.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:51 | harro | Added |
| 14-Jul-2012 13:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2012 15:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2015 22:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2015 22:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Jul-2015 00:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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