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| Date: | Monday 30 August 1993 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20K 231 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BYRD |
| MSN: | 25-0507 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East Winch Airfield, off Gayton Road, East Winch, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Newcastle Airport, Woolsington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (NCL/EGNT) |
| East Winch Airfield, East Winch, Norfolk | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 30-8-1996 when crashed on final approach to a private grass strip at East Winch Airfield, off Gayton Road, East Winch, Norfolk. (At approximate co ordinates: 52°43' 21"North, 00°31' 54" East). The passenger was seriously injured, and the pilot died of the injuries he sustained some six weeks later.
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Aircraft destroyed". As a result, the registration G-BYRD was cancelled by the CAA on 9-12-1993 as "Permanently withdrawn from use" and pilot/owners "Addressee Status: Deceased"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5423016b40f0b61342000a0b/Mooney_M20K__G-BYRD_03-94.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BYRD
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-BYRD.html
4. http://www.content-delivery.co.uk/aviation/airfields/EastWinch.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2016 13:54 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 19-May-2016 13:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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