Accident Rockwell Commander 112A G-BHOC, Tuesday 1 October 1985
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Date:Tuesday 1 October 1985
Time:19:58 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic AC11 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Rockwell Commander 112A
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: G-BHOC
MSN: 378
Year of manufacture:1975
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Little Stretton, Leicestershire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Leicester Airport (EGBG)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: AIB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when struck 32,000-volt high tension cables immediately after takeoff from Leicester Airport (EGBG) and crashed close to the airport boundary. Pilot killed

Registration G-BHOC canceled by the CAA on 2/7/1986 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: AIB
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/rockwell-commander-112-g-bhoc-1-october-1985
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1142854/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
18-Nov-2012 16:04 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
13-Nov-2014 13:09 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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