ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224156
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| Date: | Friday 19 April 2019 |
| Time: | 12:26 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A Master |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-AKVP |
| MSN: | 5549 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charity Farm, Baxterley, near Atherstone, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Charity Farm, Baxterley, near Atherstone, Warwickshire |
| Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire (EGTH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Luscombe 8A Silvaire, G-AKVP: Struck the top of a tree on takeoff, Baxterley Aerodrome, Warwickshire, 19 April 2019. The AAIB final report was published on 14 November 2019, the following is the summary from it:
"On takeoff from Baxterley Aerodrome, the aircraft climbed normally but drifted to the left of the intended takeoff track. The pilot attempted to turn to the right in order to avoid a tall tree, but the left wingtip struck the top branches causing the aircraft to enter a spin to the right. It struck the ground heavily, trapping the pilot who had to be released from the wreckage by the Fire Service."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the above AAIB report "Aircraft destroyed". As a result, the registration G-AKVP was cancelled 19 August 2019. However, the airframe has been sold on to new owners based at Lee on Solent, Hampshire, so a prospective rebuild is possible
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/aircraft-crash-north-warwickshire-plane-16157045
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-AKVP (photo)
3. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d9f33d5ed915d3549991a07/Luscombe_8A_Silvaire_G-AKVP_11-19.pdf
4. https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-AKVP
Media:
UK - These are the astonishing images of a Luscombe aircraft crash in North Warwickshire which left the pilot trapped and fuel leaking.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 20 avril 2019
ASN: https://t.co/dVvbmZvSGT
Press: https://t.co/z3pN2HXxyF pic.twitter.com/ZAYyhFkf3R
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2019 08:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Apr-2019 11:24 | sharla82 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 20-Apr-2019 13:36 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Phase, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2019 00:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 21-Apr-2019 06:39 | abel83 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
| 21-Apr-2019 07:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 09-May-2019 18:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 15-Nov-2019 20:58 | harro | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 15-Nov-2019 20:59 | harro | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 18-Nov-2019 23:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2022 04:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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