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| Date: | Monday 2 August 1993 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250E Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | North West Air Charters Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-BDHL |
| MSN: | 27-7405460 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Willington Hall, Kelsall, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGMX) |
| Liverpool Speke Airport (LPL/EGGP) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2/8/1993 when force-landed into a field near Willington Hall, Kelsall, Cheshire. The two persons on board survived uninjured, and were able to vacate the aircraft unaided. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft was force-landed in a field without injury to the occupants after a double engine failure. This was believed to have been caused by inaccurate fuel calculations prior to departure. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to it's wings, fuselage and landing gear and was considered to be a write off".
Registration G-BDHL cancelled by the CAA on 6/1/1994 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f90f40f0b61346000781/Piper_PA-23-250_Aztec__G-BDHL_09-93.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BDHL
3. http://derbosoft.proboards.com/thread/13889/liverpool-aviation-accidents-incidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2010 21:26 | andrewaircraft | Added |
| 22-Jan-2010 02:31 | andrewaircraft | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 11-Jan-2016 18:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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