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| Date: | Thursday 12 June 2014 |
| Time: | 16:20 LT |
| Type: |  Europa |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-OURO |
| MSN: | PFA24712522 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS, |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Dale Farm, Macmillan Way, Maidwell, Northamptonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sywell Airfield, Northamptonshire (EGBK) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The plane crash landed in a field near Dale Farm, Macmillan Way, Maidwell, sustaining minor damage. Both occupants were not injured, and made their way on foot to a nearby pub to raise the alarm and report the incident.
According to the AAIB report:
"The pilot reported that while flying in the cruise at a height of 2,200 ft he heard a single loud bang. At the same time the aircraft juddered and the engine lost power and stopped. The pilot changed to the reserve fuel tank and unsuccessfully tried to restart the engine. He selected a suitable landing site in a field of wheat, set the transponder to 7700 and made a MAYDAY call to Turweston Radio. The aircraft touched down on both main wheels, but despite holding the control column aft to keep the weight off the nose gear, it collapsed during the ground roll and the nose wheel detached. The passenger sustained minor bruising from the shoulder harness. Paramedics, police and the fire service all attended the scene of the accident. The reason why the engine stopped has not been established."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-27834835
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/index.html
4. http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/topic/maidwell/
5. http://www.heart.co.uk/fourcounties/news/local/plane-crash-survivors-pop-to-the-pub/
6. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-europa-g-ouro
7. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Europa%20G-OURO%2009-14.pdf
Media:
Incident 12/06/2014 16:33 Light aircraft incident - #Maidwell
— NorthantsFire (@northantsfire) June 12, 2014
#Northants light plane crash - couple escape unhurt and were found by ambulance crew in the Stags Head pub in #Maidwell. #MiltonKeynes
— Europa News (@IndMediaGroup) June 13, 2014
Crumbs. British spirit. Engine fails. Crash land in a field. Let's jolly well walk to the pub #maidwell
— Alison Butcher (@AliButcher) June 13, 2014
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2014 19:52 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Jun-2014 19:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 15-Jun-2014 19:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2014 19:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Oct-2014 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Aug-2016 15:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Aug-2016 20:55 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 20-Feb-2017 00:05 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Embed code, ] |
| 20-Feb-2017 00:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 20-Feb-2017 00:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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