ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233263
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 July 1990 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | Coventry Gliding Club |
| Registration: | G-BBSS |
| MSN: | C1/0520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Leicestershire, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Husbands Bosworth Airfield (Gliding Centre) (X3HU) |
| Husbands Bosworth Airfield (Gliding Centre) (X3HU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Returning from a glider launch the aircraft cartwheeled upon landing when the pilot tried to avoid a collision with a manoeuvring aircraft, causing airframe, undercarriage and engine damage.
Sources:
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports - AAIB Bulletin: No: 9/90 Ref: EW/G90/07/02
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 July 2022 | G-BBSS | Husbands Bosworth Gliding Club | 0 | Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Leicestershire | |
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Images:
Husbands Bosworth Airfield (X3HU), Lutterworth, Leicestershire, UK - 12th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2020 18:53 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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