ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89990
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| Date: | Sunday 16 July 2006 |
| Time: | 13:56 LT |
| Type: |  Slingsby T67M Firefly |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | G-BUUD |
| MSN: | 2114 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-320-D1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hoxne, near Eye, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Old Buckenham Airfield (EGSV) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was performing a solo aerobatics sequence, in good weather. According to some sources, the sequence was flying display for a friends birthday party. The aircraft appeared to depart from controlled flight at a height of around 4,500 feet agl during a looping manoeuvre and settled into an erect spin to the left. After the aircraft had descended to about 2,500 feet, the pilot transmitted a 'MAYDAY' call in which he said that he was in a spiral dive and could not recover.
The aircraft continued to spin and descend vertically until it struck the ground. The pilot was fatally injured in the impact. No signs of a pre-impact anomaly with the aircraft were found, but the amount of evidence available from the wreckage was limited by severe ground fire damage and the possibility that a pre-impact deficiency had contributed to the accident could not be eliminated. Two recommendations have been made, regarding the wearing of parachutes and the performing of solo aerobatics while undergoing a course of instruction.
Aircraft written off (damaged beyond repair) and the registration G-BUUD was cancelled by the CAA on 17.03.2007 as "destroyed" and "Addressee Status: Deceased"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ea79e5274a1314000009/Slingsby_T67M-MkII_Firefly__G-BUUD_10-07.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BUUD
3. http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/tributes-to-pilot-killed-in-plane-crash-1-76269
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/suffolk/5187648.stm
5. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-396155/Pilot-loop-death-family-looks-on.html
6. https://www.pprune.org/private-flying/235149-display-aircraft-fatal-crash-cambridge.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2011 15:01 | harro | Added |
| 12-Oct-2012 18:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2014 19:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2015 16:16 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 29-Aug-2016 12:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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