ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166217
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| Date: | Thursday 15 May 2014 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: | Mainair Gemini Flash IIA |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MVKC |
| MSN: | 709-1188-6-W |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Caernarfon Airport, Dinas Dinlle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Caernarfon Airport (EGCK) |
| Caernarfon Airport (EGCK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The microlight plane crashed on the runway of the airport shortly after take off. The 61-year-old male pilot sadly did not survive the crash. Press and media reports named the pilot fatality as Ashley Hazlewood from the Rhyl area.
According to the summary of the official AAIB investigation into the accident:
"The aircraft was seen to depart from Runway 25 at Caernarfon Airport and make a normal climb to a height of about 200 ft. It then entered a left turn during which, the angle of bank was observed to steadily increase until the nose dropped and the aircraft descended, turning through some 180° before striking the ground in the area of the taxiway. The pilot was fatally injured.
Various people ran or drove to the aircraft, amongst them was the duty paramedic from the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) helicopter based at the airfield. The pilot was given first aid before being transported to the local hospital in the HEMS helicopter.
Despite the best effort of the paramedics the pilot was declared deceased on arrival at the hospital"
Registration G-MVKC cancelled by the CAA on 29.09.2014 as aircraft "destroyed" and "Addressee Status: Deceased"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/548b005bed915d4c100002d0/Gemini_Flash_IIA_G-MVKC_12-14.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. http://www.nwales-fireservice.org.uk/news/2014/5/15/light-aircraft-incident-caernarfon-airport
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-27436229
5. http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/man-55-dies-after-plane-7128034
6. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/caernarfon-airport-crash-victim-named-7132747
7. https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/video-flying-student-killed-caernarfon-7129797
8. https://www.north-wales.police.uk/news__appeals/latest_news/update_on_aircraft_incident?_utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
Media:
The AAIB has deployed a team to Caernarfon Airport to investigate a fatal, light aircraft accident on 15 May 2014
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) May 16, 2014
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2014 19:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-May-2014 04:03 | FERRYAIR | Updated [Source] |
| 17-May-2014 21:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2014 21:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Location, Embed code] |
| 18-May-2014 18:05 | JKA454 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 21-May-2014 19:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2014 09:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2014 09:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 30-Sep-2015 21:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 30-Sep-2015 21:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 02-Oct-2015 23:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 12-Feb-2016 00:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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