ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237164
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| Date: | Sunday 6 July 1986 |
| Time: | 12:35 . |
| Type: |  Reims-Cessna F337F Super Skymaster |
| Owner/operator: | Crispair Aviation Services Ltd. (G-INFO) |
| Registration: | G-AZKO |
| MSN: | 0041 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Leicester Airfield (EGBG), Leicestershire, -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Leicester Airfield (EGBG), Leicestershire, UK |
| Leicester Airfield (EGBG), Leicestershire, UK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following take off for an air race with the 'Royal Aero Club's Record Racing and Rally Association' and flying at low level the aircrafts port wing struck a large hawthorn bush at the first turn marker causing substantial damage to the port wing. The pilot discontinued the race and made a safe landing back at Leicester Airport.
Sources:
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports - AAIB Bulletin No: 3/88
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 October 1997 | G-AZKO | Crispair Aviation Services Ltd. (G-INFO) | 0 | Alderney Airport (EGJA), St Anne, Alderney Island,Channel Islands, UK | |
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Images:
Sleap Airfield (EGCV), Harmer Hill Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK. - 20th July 2008
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2020 16:39 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 03-Jul-2020 12:22 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
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