ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29725
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| Date: | Saturday 2 May 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASK 18 |
| Owner/operator: | Staffordshire Gliding Club |
| Registration: | BGA 2791 |
| MSN: | 18009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seighford, near Stafford, Staffordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Seighford, Staffordshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collision with LS3-a BGA 4266, over Seighford, Staffordshire 02-05-1988. According to a contemporary BBC report:
"Police have named the two pilots who were killed when their gliders collided in mid-air near an airfield. They were Ian Andrews, 44, of Stafford, and George Askew, 68, of Brewood, Staffs.
The gliders came down in neighbouring fields after the accident at Seighford Air Club, near Stafford, on Saturday. Both men were experienced fliers and had taken off in good weather conditions. Remains of the two aircraft were spread across several miles
Bob Lee, of Staffordshire Ambulance Service, said: "When we arrived the two gliders were approximately a mile and a half apart, both in fields, one by the side of the road and the other some distance away."
A Staffordshire police spokesman said the older pilot was certified dead at the scene and the younger man was airlifted to Birmingham's Selly Oak Hospital, but died shortly afterwards.
He added: "The Air Accident Investigation Board has launched an inquiry in conjunction with the local police, but as yet the cause of the crash has not been established."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ask18.htm
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/87144.stm
3. http://www.staffordshiregliding.co.uk/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Dec-2014 21:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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