Incident Pitts S-1C Special G-BUAW,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34443
 
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Date:Sunday 16 April 1995
Time:18:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic PTS1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pitts S-1C Special
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: G-BUAW
MSN: 1921-77
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Norwich Airport, Norwich, Norfolk -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Norwich Airport (EGSH/NWI)
Destination airport:Norwich Airport (EGSH/NWI)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Port brake locked on landing at Norwich Airport, Norwich, Norfolk (EGSH/NWI) on 16-4-1995, after an engine failure. Port wing touched the runway, undercarriage leg broke off. Aircraft sumersaulted and substantially damaged. Despite this, repaired and returned to service with a new owner (sold on 9-8-1995).Sold on again 20-12-1999 and became G-OSIC 7-10-2002

Accident investigation:
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Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f83aed915d13740006a9/Pitts_S-1C_Special__G-BUAW_06-95.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BUAW
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20091103103150/http://www.pitts.org.uk:80/planes.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Oct-2008 11:18 Magnimike Added
24-Nov-2012 17:08 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
27-May-2013 20:01 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Embed code]
05-Jun-2016 12:54 Dr.John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]

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