ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58675
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| Date: | Sunday 16 December 2007 |
| Time: | 11:58 |
| Type: |  Pacific Aerospace 750XL |
| Owner/operator: | North West Parachute Centre |
| Registration: | ZK-KAY |
| MSN: | 107 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rectory Farm, Admaston, near Rugeley, Staffordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cark airfield, Cumbria |
| Cranfield (EGTC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot of ZK-KAY, a Pacific Aerospace PAC 750XL, was flying under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) on a cross-country flight, tracking south-east, close to Blithfield Reservoir. The pilot and passenger of Luscombe 8E Silvaire Deluxe G-AKUI were on a local flight from their base near the reservoir. G-AKUI entered a turn to the right shortly prior to the collision, possibly to avoid a third aircraft which later radar analysis showed was near.
Following the turn, with G-AKUI now on an easterly heading, the two aircraft collided. The weather was benign, with good visibility below a layer of cloud and a little haze. ZK-KAY sustained damage in the collision but landed safely at East Midlands Airport.
G-AKUI sustained severe damage and was rendered incapable of flight; it fell to the ground and there was a fierce fire. Both occupants of G-AKUI died in the impact.
The investigation identified factors which may account for the failure of the "see and avoid" principle.
Sources:
1. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/february_2009/luscombe_8e_silvaire_deluxe__g_akui_and_pacific_aerospace_pac_750x__zk_kay.cfm
2. http://www.taic.org.nz/ReportsandSafetyRecs/AviationReports/tabid/78/ctl/Detail/mid/482/InvNumber/2007-013/Page/1/language/en-US/Default.aspx?SkinSrc=%5BG%5Dskins%2FtaicAviation%2Fskin_aviation
3. https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Mid-air-plane-crash-pair-death-plunge/story-12487141-detail/story.html
4. http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/4472
5. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/28678/Two-feared-dead-in-plane-collision
6. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/182306
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2009 12:48 | harro | Added |
| 06-Feb-2010 06:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2014 00:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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