ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140374
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| Date: | Sunday 3 September 1995 |
| Time: | 18:40 LT |
| Type: |  Druine D.31 Turbulent |
| Owner/operator: | The Tiger Club (1990) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-APNZ |
| MSN: | PFA/482 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | River Rother, adjacent to Iden Airstrip, near Rye, East Sussex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Iden Airstrip, near Rye, East Sussex |
| Headcorn, Kent (EGKH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 3.9.95 when lost airspeed, spun in at 270 degrees of bank, and crashed into the River Rother, adjacent to Iden Airstrip, near Rye, East Sussex. G-APNZ was flying from Headcorn Airfield to Iden Airstrip in company of a number of other aircraft flown by Tiger Club members. After a short stop there, it was one of a number of Turbulents to take off in loose formation. It overflew the strip before entering a spin and then diving into the adjacent River Rother. The pilot was fished out of the river and was found to have suffered only a gash to his forehead. He had no recollection of the accident, or how it happened, but surmised that he'd allowed airspeed to decay, stalled, spun and dived in.
Sold on to a new owner in Ashford, Kent, for rebuild 8.11.95. Sold on again to new owners in Derby 30.9.2013, and currently registered
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f23a40f0b61346000425/Druine_D.31_Turbulent__G-APNZ_12-95.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?79866-Rollason-Turbulent
4. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1035872/
5. http://www.turbteam.com/The%20Turbulent/The%20Turbulent.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2011 14:48 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Jun-2012 04:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 26-May-2014 19:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2015 12:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 29-Mar-2020 18:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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