ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186945
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| Date: | 20-FEB-1995 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna F150F (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Atlantic Bridge Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BUCS |
| C/n / msn: | 150-62368 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manor Farm, Near Farnham, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lydd Airport, Ashford, Kent (LYX/EGMD) |
| Manor Farm, Near Farnham, Surrey | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Previously N3568L. Built in 1965, and first UK registered as G-BUCS on 25-8-1989. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20-2-1995 when overturned on landing at Manor Farm, Near Farnham, Surrey
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the official AAIB report "extensive damage to wings, fin and rudder; propeller bent, and engine shock loaded". Despite being damaged beyond economical repair, the ownership of G-BUCS was transferred to London Ashford Airport Ltd, at Lydd, Ashford, Kent, presumably for use as a grounded instructional airframe. This little Cessna has seen better days and was permanently withdrawn from use. De-registered on those grounds on 16-3-2011. Owned by London Ashford Airport Ltd., and was still extant at Lydd Airport, Ashford, Kent on 13-1-2012.
Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422fa19e5274a13170007d3/Cessna_150F__G-BUCS_04-95.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BUCS
3. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7313500
4. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=3568L
Accident investigation:
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 Aug 1992 | G-BUCS | Private | 0 | Seething Airfield (EGSJ), Norwich, Norfolk, |  |
sub |
Images:
Lydd Airport (EGMD), Romney Marsh, Kent, UK - 13th June 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2016 16:04 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 04-May-2016 16:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2020 16:13 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 17-Apr-2020 05:56 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
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