# NTSB CHI08WA077: Piper PA-28R-200, Empingham, United Kingdom, February 13, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: February 13, 2008, 15:40 local (15:40 UTC)
- Place: Empingham, United Kingdom
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI08WA077
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67506/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08WA077

## Factual narrative

On February 13, 2008, at 1540 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-28R-200, G-BKFZ, registered to a private owner collided with terrain in a wooded area near Rutland Water, United Kingdom.  The airplane was destroyed and the private pilot was fatally injured.  Reduced visibilities were reported in the area at the time of the accident.  The flight originated from the Spanhoe Airstrip, an unlicensed airstrip, located south of Rutland Water and was destined for a private farm strip near Empingham, United Kingdom.

The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of the United Kingdom.  This report is for information purposes only and contains only information provided by the Government of the United Kingdom.  Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:

Department for Transport

Air Accident Investigation Branch

Farnborough House

Berkshire Copse Road

Aldershot, Hampshire

GU11 2HH, United Kingdom

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-BKFZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-28R-200
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Henry Barker
- Departed: PVT, Rutland Water
- Destination: PVT, Empingham

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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