ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58533
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 January 2009 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: |  Diamond DA42 Twin Star |
| Owner/operator: | Sue Air |
| Registration: | G-SUEA |
| MSN: | 42.256 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | Thielert TAE 125-02-99 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lands End airport, St. Just, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lands End Airport, Cornwall (EGHC) |
| Stapleford Tawney, Essex (EGSG) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft overturned on soft ground beyond the airfield boundary following a rejected takeoff, prompted by a warning of engine failure. The takeoff distance available was less than that required by the aircraft under the prevailing conditions to become safely airborne.
Aircraft sustained Substantial damage to forward fueslage and propellers. Later declared to be a write off for insurance purposes: registration G-SUEA cancelled by the CAA on 14/8/2009 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f2b4e5274a1317000433/DA_42_Twin_Star__G-SUEA_06-09.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=SUEA
3. https://www.pprune.org/private-flying/358815-da42-twinstar-crashes-lands-end-merged.html
4. http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Plane-crashes-St-Just/story-11467759-detail/story.html
5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7840472.stm
6. http://www.sueair.co.uk/
7. http://www.westbriton.co.uk/plane-crashes-st-just/story-11467759-detail/story.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2009 23:56 | clearbeer | Added |
| 15-Jun-2009 00:03 | slowkid | Updated |
| 15-Jun-2009 04:01 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 18-Dec-2012 12:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2016 14:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source] |
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