ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29670
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| Date: | Saturday 16 November 1991 |
| Time: | 14:25 LT |
| Type: | Slingsby T.21B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | BGA 636 |
| MSN: | 553 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farforth, East Lindsey, 6 miles south of Louth, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
| Farforth, Lincolnshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Slingsby T.21B BGA 636: Crashed whilst landing at Farforth, East Lindsey, 6 miles south of Louth, Lincolnshire on 16-11-1991. Upon impact, the wings detached, the nose was buried into the soil, and the cockpit area was badly damaged. One of the two persons aboard was injured, sustaining a broken ankle
=Damage sustained to airframe=
Per the above AAIB Report "glider destroyed".
The crash location of Farforth (or Farforth-cum-Maidenwell) is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Maidenwell, and approximately 6 miles (10 km) south from the town of Louth.
BGA 636 was on the main Air Ministry Registry as G-ALLG between 29 March 1949 and 10 January 1964 when the registration G-ALLG was cancelled as "marks withdrawn from use" (probably ceased wearing the registration G-ALLG several years before, with the registration only being cancelled in 1964 as part of a census/clean up of the UK civil aircraft register).
NOTE: At the time of the accident, gliders did not normally come under the remit of the AAIB. However, BGA 636 was fitted with a small "sustainer" motor (a 340 cc Robin Piston engine), which made it (technically) a powered light aircraft. Hence the AAIB report into the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fb3eed915d1371000821/Slingsby_T21_glider__BGA_636_02-92.pdf
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t21.htm
3. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ALLG.pdf
4. http://www.lakesgc.co.uk/mainwebpages/VGC%20News%201973-2003/No_74_Autumn_1991.pdf
5. https://www.aviationfanatic.com/ent_show.php?ent=5&AC_Regno=BGA-636
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farforth
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Oct-2012 13:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2016 20:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2016 20:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Apr-2016 20:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2022 02:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 31-Aug-2022 02:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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