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| Date: | Sunday 18 March 1990 |
| Time: | 15:35 |
| Type: |  Sportavia-Pützer Fournier RF-5 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | G-AYAI |
| MSN: | 5071 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Rattlesden Airfield, 4 miles W of Stowmarket, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rattlesden Airfield, Suffolk |
| Tibenham, Norfolk | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 18-03-1990 when crashed shortly after take off from Rattlesden Airfield,4 miles West of Stowmarket, Suffolk. Of the two persons on board (pilot and one passenger), the pilot was killed, and the passenger sustained serious injuries.
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Aircraft Destroyed". As a result, the registration G-AYAI was cancelled by the CAA on 17-10-1990 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f247e5274a13140003cb/Sportravia-Putzer_Fournier_RF5__G-AYAI_06-90.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=AYAI
3. http://fournieruk.com/Aircraft/SUMMARY_OF_UK_REG_FOURNIERS.html
4. http://www.club-fournier.de/dev/rf5-g-ayai/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2016 19:16 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 25-Sep-2020 14:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Country, ] |
| 21-Nov-2020 18:53 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Country, Accident report, ] |
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