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| Date: | Sunday 5 September 1993 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aero Designs Pulsar XP |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BTOX |
| MSN: | PFA 202-1191 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spanish Point, Milltown Malbay, County Clare -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Newtownards Airport (EGAD) |
| Spanish Point, Milltown Malbay, County Clare | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 5-9-1993: Believed failure to recover from a stall while downwind in circuit. Reportedly the pilot suffered a heart attack and died before the crash.
Registration G-BTOX cancelled 25-11-1993 as aircraft "Permanently withdrawn from use" and owner's "Addressee Status: Deceased"
Sources:
1. AAIB Eire: http://www.aaiu.ie/reports/aaiu-investigation-reports
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BTOX
Images:
I took this photo of G-BTOX on 16 June 1991 at Comber Co Down Northern Ireland. I ve never seen a photo of the finished aircraft.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Oct-2012 20:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 10-Apr-2013 14:09 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2013 20:10 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Apr-2013 11:23 | Hugo wilhare | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2016 15:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2020 17:46 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
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