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| Date: | Tuesday 20 October 1987 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 421B Golden Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | Hastingwood Hotels Ltd |
| Registration: | G-HAST |
| MSN: | 421B0828 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hatfield Forest, near Stansted Airport, Essex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Stansted, Essex (STN) |
| Tatenhill, Staffordshire (EGBM) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Lost control at low altitude on climb out, crashed and caught fire. All six persons (pilot plus five passengers) killed. Aircraft caught fire on impact with trees and was destroyed. Registration G-HAST cancelled 26/5/1988 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Daily Telegraph 21-10-1987
http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Cessna%20421B,%20G-HAST%20%2008-88.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Dec-2012 15:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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