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| Date: | Monday 20 July 1987 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Hoffmann H36 Dimona |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | HB-2071 |
| MSN: | 3655 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Over Norton, near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | London Southend - EGMC |
| Cork - EICK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot lost control of the aircraft and crashed at Over Norton, near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire on 20/7/1987. According to the AAIB investigation, the aircraft suffered a structural failure in flight, which led to eight feet of the port wing breaking off. Both occupants were killed and the motor glider destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1228.pdf
2. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Hoffman%20Aircraft%20H36%20Dimona%20motor%20glider,%20HB2071%20%2010-87.pdf
3. http://www.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/technical/tns/1987/TNS%2011.12.87.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2010 03:34 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 02-Sep-2012 10:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, ] |
| 28-May-2013 23:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2013 23:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, ] |
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