ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Saturday 3 February 2007 |
| Time: | 17:13 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | CC Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BBBK |
| MSN: | 28-22572 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Blackpool Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Exeter Airport, Devon (EXT/EGTE) |
| Blackpool Airport (BLK/EGNH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 3 February 2007 a Piper PA-28 Cherokee registered G-BBBK was approaching Blackpool Airport when it crashed on to the beach on the Fylde Coast. The flight had originated from Exeter Airport and was returning to the field following a VFR flight and was arriving in thick fog. The weather conditions at Blackpool were poor, with low cloud and limited visibility. The pilot was unable to locate the airfield visually and, while descending through cloud with a base of around 100 feet, at twilight, the aircraft flew into the sea. It sank in shallow water ending up on the beach near the waters edge between the Central and Southern piers. Both persons on board (pilot and passenger) were killed.
A number of vehicles and an inshore lifeboat searched along the shoreline for the aircraft. A Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter was tasked from RAF Valley, Anglesey, and arrived in the area at 18:15 hours. The helicopter pilot reported that he had been unable to operate over the water because of the poor weather conditions, but that he was able to hover-taxi at low level along the shore.
At 19:07 hours, the wreckage of the aircraft was located by both the inshore lifeboat and the helicopter. G-BBBK had come to rest in shallow water with just the top of its tail section visible above the surface. There was no sign of survivors at the site. Two bodies were recovered from within the aircraft the following morning
The two men who died were later named by Lancashire police as Roy Hellawell, 74, and Andrew Walker, 26, both from Fylde, Lancashire, who were recovered from the fuselage of the plane.
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Aircraft destroyed". As a result, the registration G-BBBK cancelled by the CAA on 16.04.2007
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ebb5ed915d13740000af/Piper_PA-28-140_Cherokee__G-BBBK_12-07.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BBBK
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lancashire/6329637.stm
4. https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/two-dead-in-plane-crash-1-405678
5. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tribute-to-sea-crash-pilots-450176_
6. http://www.lythamstannesexpress.co.uk/news/local/two-fylde-men-die-in-plane-crash-1-806042
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_Airport#Accidents_and_incidents
8. http://www.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk/news/local/two-men-die-in-plane-crash-1-1556532
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2008 05:09 | harro | Added |
| 21-Sep-2012 19:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2014 03:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2016 17:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2016 17:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation