ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139173
Last updated: 14 January 2020
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| Date: | 15-JAN-1988 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna F150L (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Exeter Flying Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BBUO |
| C/n / msn: | 150-73395 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Haldon Hills, 2 nm North of Teignmouth, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE) |
| Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25 January 1988 when flew into trees 2 nautical miles North of Teignmouth, Devon, killing the pilot. At the time the aircraft was flying at 700-750 feet amsl, when it underwent a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) on a ridge at the Haldon Hills, which rise to 811 feet amsl.
Registration G-BBUO cancelled by the CAA on 1 February 1988 as aircraft "destroyed"
Sources:
1. AAIB: https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/cessna-150l-g-bbuo-15-january-1988
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2011 10:49 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 01-Mar-2015 00:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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