ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67703
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| Date: | Sunday 2 July 1989 |
| Time: | 14:48 LT |
| Type: | EoN 460 Series 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Southdown Gliding Club |
| Registration: | BGA 1371 |
| MSN: | EoN/S/054 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Parham Park, near Pulborough, West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Parham Park, West Sussex |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
EoN 460 Series 3 glider BGA 1371: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2 July 1989 when broke up in a dive over Parham, near Pulborough, West Sussex. The subsequent AAIB investigation into the cause of the accident was that the aircraft's C of G had shifted, over-stressing the airframe, which broke apart. The female pilot was authorized to add extra weights to the airframe to adjust the aircraft's "trim" and C of G, as she was lighter than the previous pilot. However, it appears that the aircraft had not been accurately weighed since 1972, so the weight adjustment seems to have been "improvised".
The cause of the accident seems to have been centred in the port wing, which broke apart, causing BGA 1371 to dive in to the ground from 2,000 feet at a 75 degree angle, whilst rotating to the left. The outboard 15 feet of the left wing was found 400 metres to the west of the main crash site. Pilot killed
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422faeb40f0b61346000879/EoN_460__Olympia_glider___BGA_1371_10-89.pdf
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Eon460.htm
3. https://old.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/technical/tns/1989/TNS%2011.12.89.pdf
4. https://members.gliding.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/04/1430312277_TNS%2011.12.89.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parham_Park
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2014 18:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2016 23:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2016 23:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Aug-2022 22:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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