ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184835
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| Date: | Saturday 2 March 1991 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: | Air Command 532 Elite |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BPFW |
| MSN: | PFA G/04-112 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Melbourne Airfield, near Pocklington, North Humberside -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne Airfield, near Pocklington, North Humberside |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 02-03-1991 when crashed at Melbourne Airfield, near Pocklington, North Humberside. The pilot/owner (the sole person on board) was killed. This crash was the 6th fatal crash in the UK involving an Air Command 532 Elite gyroplane in under two years (three in 1989, two in 1990, plus this one); as a result, the CAA withdrew the Permit to Fly of all Air Commander 532 aircraft effective from 06-03-1991.
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "aircraft destroyed". As a result, gthe registration G-BPFW was cancelled by the CAA on 10-12-1991 as owner's "Addressee Status: Deceased"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/542302b940f0b61342000aa7/Air_Command_532_Elite__G-BPFW_09-91.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BPFW
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1989 | G-BOJG | Private | 1 | Bredon Hill, Pershore, Worcestershire | |
w/o |
| 20 April 1996 | G-BOVP | Private | 1 | Long Marston Airfield, Warwickshire | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2016 20:42 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 25-Feb-2016 21:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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