ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76012
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| Date: | Sunday 1 August 2010 |
| Time: | 15:50 UTC |
| Type: | Glider |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | A5199 Cold Ashby Road, Thornby, near Naseby, Northamptonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Husbands Bosworth (X3HU) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A glider pilot is recovering in hospital after his aircraft hit power lines and crashed on farmland in Northamptonshire. The glider landed near Thornby, near the Leicestershire border, on Sunday close to the A5199 Cold Ashby Road
Husbands Bosworth gliding centre confirmed the pilot had been taking part in a flying contest at the time. The 48-year-old pilot, from Hampshire, was later described as being in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
A power cut affecting about 287 homes was caused by the crash, but electricity was fully restored by 20:40 BST, Central Networks said. A flying club spokesman confirmed that the glider had been making a standard approach into a field when it hit power lines.
The pilot was cut free from the wreckage by the emergency services and airlifted to hospital in Coventry. He suffered burns and other injuries.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said it had been informed of the glider crash and would be investigating.
Sources:
1. https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/Glider-pilot-fighting-for-his.6451070.jp_
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-10835062
3. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Pilot-fights-life-glider-crash/story-12090892-detail/story.html
4. http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/news/local/pilot-crashes-into-power-cables-1-1323941
5. http://www.lutterworthmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/updated-pilot-who-crashed-into-power-lines-serious-but-stable-1-1539486
6. https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/glider-pilot-badly-hurt-after-aircraft-came-down-over-power-cables-1-1083545
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2010 00:01 | saf7670 | Added |
| 03-Aug-2010 00:35 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2012 18:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2012 18:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Oct-2012 15:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2014 20:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 23-Nov-2016 00:39 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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