ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187790
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: | Monday 26 December 1994 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Robin HR.100-120 Safari |
| Owner/operator: | Gibad Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-TCAR |
| MSN: | 147 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1.5 miles N of Stapleford Airport, Stapleford Tawney, Abridge, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stapleford Tawney, Essex (EGSX) |
| Stapleford Tawney, Essex (EGSX) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
First registered 5-3-1973 in France as F-BTZE. Re-registered in the UK as G-TCAR on 3-10-1984. Written off (destroyed) 26-12-1994 when crashed one-and-a-half miles north of Stapleford Airport, Stapleford Tawney, Abridge, Essex after colliding with overhead power cables on approach. All four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) were killed. According to a contemporary newspaper report (see link #4):
"Four people died when a light aircraft crashed after hitting an electricity pylon at Stapleford Tawney, near Ongar in Essex, yesterday. Firefighters called to the scene at 12:41 pm found four people in the wreckage of the aircraft, a spokeswoman for Essex Fire Brigade said. Firefighters tried to cut the pilot and passengers free from the wreckage but it was too late to save them. The aircraft hit an electricity pylon before crashing into the ground, she said. It was understood that power to homes in the area was cut off.
A spokeswoman for Stapleford Flying Club, at Stapleford Tawney said the people in the aircraft were club members returning from a rally flight over the coast at Dover. The accident occurred one and a half miles north of Stapleford aerodrome. Aircraft controllers at the aerodrome alerted police after they lost radar and radio contact with the aircraft. It is not known whether a mayday call was sent.
Essex Police said the dead were three men and a woman. "Apparently the aircraft was approaching the airfield when it hit some power cables and came down in a field," a police spokesman said. Two of the dead were found in the wreckage and the other two had been thrown out of the aircraft, believed to be a Robin 210. "We have a pretty good idea who two of them are," the spokesman said. "But we are still trying to track down the next of kin of the two others." All four victims are believed to be from the east London area.
A London ambulance spokesman said: "The London air ambulance was here but it left the scene as soon as they realised there was nothing they could do."
Last night air Accident Investigation Branch officers were sifting through the wreckage to try to find the cause of the accident. The aircraft crashed through power lines, cutting off electricity supplies to a number of homes in the area. A spokeswoman for Eastern Electricity said power was expected to be restored to homes late yesterday."
The four casualties were later named as Jennifer Lane, 47, of Gidea Park, Romford, her sons Stuart, 25, and Stephen, 23, and pilot Brian Davies, 45, of Harold Hill, Essex.
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "aircraft destroyed". As a result, the registration G-TCAR was cancelled by the CAA on 22-5-1995 as owners "Addressee Status: Gone Away" (the pilot/owner of G-TCAR was one of those killed).
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422ee07ed915d13710001bf/Pierre_Robin_HR100-210_Safari_II__G-TCAR_03-95.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=TCAR
3. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWR100.htm
4. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/four-killed-after-plane-hits-electricity-cables-1388574.html
5. http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/lbc/index.php/segment/0007700091007
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2016 21:39 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 01-Jun-2016 21:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2021 18:41 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Aircraft type, Country] |
| 12-Jun-2021 17:33 | Raffles | Updated [Country] |
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