Accident Piper PA-23-250E Aztec G-BDHL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71753
 
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Date:Monday 2 August 1993
Time:11:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23-250E Aztec
Owner/operator:North West Air Charters Ltd.
Registration: G-BDHL
MSN: 27-7405460
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Near Willington Hall, Kelsall, Cheshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGMX)
Destination airport:Liverpool Speke Airport (LPL/EGGP)
Investigating agency: AAIB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2/8/1993 when force-landed into a field near Willington Hall, Kelsall, Cheshire. The two persons on board survived uninjured, and were able to vacate the aircraft unaided. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:

"The aircraft was force-landed in a field without injury to the occupants after a double engine failure. This was believed to have been caused by inaccurate fuel calculations prior to departure. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to it's wings, fuselage and landing gear and was considered to be a write off".

Registration G-BDHL cancelled by the CAA on 6/1/1994 as "destroyed"

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: AAIB
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f90f40f0b61346000781/Piper_PA-23-250_Aztec__G-BDHL_09-93.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BDHL
3. http://derbosoft.proboards.com/thread/13889/liverpool-aviation-accidents-incidents

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jan-2010 21:26 andrewaircraft Added
22-Jan-2010 02:31 andrewaircraft Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ]
11-Jan-2016 18:45 Dr.John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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