ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166307
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| Date: | Monday 25 November 2013 |
| Time: | 07:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna FRA150L Aerobat (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Forge Consulting Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BCKU |
| MSN: | 0256 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-240-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shaw Fell, Kirkcudbrightshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was engaged on a routine flight to check the owner’s livestock on his farm. At a height of about 500 feet agl, the engine lost power and the pilot elected to force-land in a plantation of mature Sitka Spruce trees at Shaw Fell, Kirkcudbrightshire.
The aircraft was badly damaged and had come to rest pitched vertically nose-down amongst the trees; however, the pilot was unhurt and described the landing as “comfortable”. He was of the opinion that carburettor icing may have been responsible for the engine failure, despite him having taken the normal precautions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Reims%20Cessna%20FRA150L%20Aerobat,%20G-BCKU%2004-14.pdf
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/reims-cessna-fra150l-aerobat-g-bcku-25-november-2013
4. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1415179/
5. http://www.takeflightaviation.co.uk/documents/aerobat150.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2014 01:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Oct-2014 18:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 25-Jan-2020 16:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
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