- Date
- August 16, 2012, 19:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Bruera, Cheshire, United Kingdom
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- G-BODPPiper PA-38-112
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 84758
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On August 16, 2012, about 1940 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-38-112 airplane, United Kingdom registration G-BODP, impacted terrain during an instructional flight near Bruera, Cheshire, United Kingdom. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The local flight departed from Hawarden Airport (EGNR). The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the government of the United Kingdom. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Tel: +44(0) 1252 510300 Website: http://www.aaib.gov.uk Email: enquiries@aaib.gov.uk
Aircraft
- Registration
- G-BODP
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-81A0010
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Departed
- EGNR · Hawarden
- Destination
- EGNR · Hawarden
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- EGNR · Hawarden Airport
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Flight instructor
- Age
- 50
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 43
- Injuries
- Fatal