ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137126
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 04-JUL-2011 |
| Time: | 4:28pm LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6A |
| Operator: | Graham Chalmers Calder (rgd. owner) |
| Registration: | G-RVGC |
| C/n / msn: | PFA 181A-136 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Adur Recreation Ground. near Brighton Road, Shoreham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | EGKA |
A Van's RV-6A (c/n PFA 181A-13602) crashed following a midair collision with G-CEZR DA40 near Shoreham Airport. The DA40 lost it's prop and damaged a wing, but landed safely.
The pilot of the RV-6 was killed. He was later named as Alan Weals, aged 63, a recently retired former British Airways pilot
Sources:
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9120608.Plane_crash_at_Shoreham_recreation_ground/
http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/local/update_picture_from_shoreham_aeroplane_crash_scene_1_2832553
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2011315/Ex-British-Airways-captain-killed-mid-air-collision-light-aircraft-causes-lose-control-crash.html
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/GImages/G-RVGC001.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2011 11:52 | harro | Added |
| 04-Jul-2011 12:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2011 23:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2011 00:13 | 91.125.138.96 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 06-Jul-2011 06:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2011 22:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2011 23:39 | Brian | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 16-Jul-2011 04:14 | Paul | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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