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| Date: | Sunday 8 September 1985 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206 Super Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BDGL |
| MSN: | U206-0356 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bere Regis, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Grass Strip at Bere Regis Dorset |
| Thruxton, Hampshire (EGHO) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a climb to drop parachutists, control was lost after an aileron cable disconnected. The aircraft crashed in woods killing the pilot (Nigel Dacre) and the jump master (Steve Scott). The 4 x novice parachutists on board all deployed safely, with the last of the stick having to deploy his reserve canopy, as altitude was below 1000 ft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422febaed915d13710009c9/Cessna_U206_G-BDGL_02-86.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk/cms/index.php?/topic/2781-drop-zones-skydiving-clubs-that-no-longer-exist/page__st__140
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2010 22:26 | andrewaircraft | Added |
| 23-Feb-2010 01:29 | andrewaircraft | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 16-Apr-2011 10:48 | ragebe | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Dec-2011 00:30 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2012 10:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Nov-2015 22:29 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-Jul-2017 14:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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