ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46122
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 October 2008 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Christen Eagle II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-EGUL |
| MSN: | ARGENCE 0001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIo-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seething Airfield, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk (EGSV) |
| Seething, Norfolk (EGSJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While making an approach to land, the aircraft collided with an agricultural vehicle that was spraying crops in a field adjacent to the runway threshold; the aircraft was destroyed in the impact and post-crash fire. Both occupants suffered fatal injuries.
The subsequent AAIB investigation concluded that the aircraft’s final approach was flown such that its occupants were unable to ensure that the flight path ahead was clear of obstacles. As a result, they were unaware of the vehicle’s proximity to the runway. Aircraft destroyed, structural damage to spraying vehicle
The rear seat occupant was declared dead at the scene. The front seat occupant, the aircraft owner, was taken to hospital in a critical condition, but died in hospital 24 days later as a result of his injuries.
Registration G-EGUL cancelled by the CAA on 16/4/2009 as "Permanently withdrawn from use" and "Addressee Status: Deceased"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fbdc40f0b61342000793/Christen_Eagle_II__G-EGUL_09-09.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=EGUL
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/7699216.stm
4. https://www.pprune.org/private-flying/348958-man-killed-norfolk-plane-crash.html
5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/8305174.stm
6. http://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=49404
7. http://forums.bmaa.org/default.aspx?f=15&m=35977
8. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1081583/First-picture-father-killed-light-aircraft-crash-landed-tractor.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2008 02:04 | sharla | Added |
| 30-Oct-2008 22:05 | sammypilot | Updated |
| 31-Oct-2008 03:29 | JINX | Updated |
| 31-Oct-2008 11:03 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 31-Oct-2008 15:01 | JINX | Updated |
| 09-Dec-2008 09:56 | Anon. | Updated |
| 09-Sep-2009 22:42 | slowkid | Updated |
| 25-Oct-2012 15:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2014 20:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 30-Oct-2016 19:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 30-Oct-2016 20:12 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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