ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 33508
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| Date: | Sunday 4 December 1983 |
| Time: | 13:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250F Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Birmingham Aerocentre Ltd |
| Registration: | G-SHIP |
| MSN: | 27-7654015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Keyston, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) |
| Keyston, Cambridgeshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Substantially damaged on landing at a private strip at Keyston, Cambridgeshire 4.12.83. The aircraft had landed safely at Keyston, and was initiating a turn off the runway at he completion of the landing run.
During this manoeuvre, the Piper skidded sideways into a ditch, causing substantial damage to left main plane, flaps and landing gear, nose wheel and engine cowlings. According to the pilot, the grass taxiway was very wet, and frozen solid underneath, which led to a loss of grip, and the aircraft sliding sideways. No injuries sustained to the five persons on board (pilot and four passengers)
Damage sustained to airframe: Substantial damage to left mainplane, flaps and landing gear, nose wheel, and cowlings. It is not known if G-SHIP was ever repaired, but the registration was cancelled on 13.2.89 as "Permanently Withdrawn From Use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f253ed915d13710003df/Piper_PA23-250F_Aztec_G-SHIP_02-84.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1399422/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyston
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jun-2014 19:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2015 16:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 02-Nov-2015 01:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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