ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227449
Last updated: 10 October 2019
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| Date: | 21-JUL-2019 |
| Time: | 14:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N54556 |
| C/n / msn: | 84766 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Pent Farm airstrip, off Pilgrims Way, Postling, near Hythe, Kent -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
A light aircraft crashed in a field near Pent Farm airstrip, off Pilgrims Way, Postling, near Hythe, Kent under unknown circumstances. One occupant died in the crash, another was seriously injured. A South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust spokesman said: “A man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene and another man was treated at the scene for serious injuries before being airlifted to King’s College Hospital in London.”
Sources:
1. https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/police-confirm-light-aircraft-crashed-3118239
2. https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/man-51-killed-light-aircraft-3119261
3. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-49071592
4. https://www.kentonline.co.uk/hythe/news/probe-launched-into-fatal-plane-crash-208987/
5. FAA Registration: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=54556
6. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tiger-moth-crash-light-aircraft-plane-postling-hythe-kent-dead-a9015466.html
7. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-aaib-has-sent-a-team-to-kent
8. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/22/light-aircraft-crash-kent-man-dead-another-injured
9. http://newsitn.com/air-accidents-investigation-branch-sent-to-examine-scene-of-light-aircraft-crash-near-folkestone/
A light aircraft crashed in a field in Postling near Hythe at 2.05pm today. Emergency services are at the scene and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been informed.
— BBC Radio Kent (@BBCRadioKent) July 21, 2019
The AAIB has sent a team to investigate an accident involving a light aircraft that occurred near Hythe, Kent.https://t.co/aqFKcq6tFS pic.twitter.com/18b8Wnw80W
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) July 21, 2019
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2019 18:15 | Michael Roots | Added |
| 21-Jul-2019 18:21 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 22-Jul-2019 09:51 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2019 11:59 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 22-Jul-2019 14:24 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 22-Jul-2019 20:53 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 23-Jul-2019 00:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Location, Source] |
| 24-Jul-2019 22:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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