AEROPLANES
2 November
Socata TB-10
Tobago: G-CBGC Sea
Nr, Cannes Mandelieu Airport, France
Shortly before 20.00 hrs the aircraft disappeared from radar
while on a night circuit training flight. Some wreckage was
found in the sea about 4 km SE of the airport. The pilot, the
sole occupant, is missing. (Source ASN & media).
11 October
Cessna
FRA150L Aerobat: G-CIIR
The aircraft crashed in the hills north of Troutbeck, between Keswick
and Penrith, Cumbria, during
a flight from Netherthorpe. The sole occupant pilot- owner received
fatal injuries. (Source: ASN).
4th August
Rans
S6 Coyote II: G-BUWK: Bradley's Lawn Airstrip, Nr Heathfield, East Sussex
AAIB
Synopsis
G-BUWK, a
Rans S6-116, took off from Bradley’s Lawn airstrip, East Sussex.
Witnesses then saw the aircraft make a spiral descent to the ground. There was
a post-impact fire; the aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was found
deceased. A post-mortem examination indicated that the pilot probably
suffered a cardiac event resulting in incapacitation shortly after
takeoff. (AAIB Bulletin 4/2021).
GYROPLANES
12 November
Rotosport Cavalon: Nr Avoch, Black Isle, Scotland
The gyroplane took off from
Inverness airport and crashed about 5 miles away in a field near Avoch on the
Moray Firth coast. The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene. (Main Source: ASN).
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