SP-AVC Cirrus SR22 G3 GTSX c/n 3260 crashed near the airfield at Bielefeld - Windelsbleiche, Germany EDLI on 31st May 2010 unfortunately killing all four occupants.
This Cirrus SR22 was built in the USA in 2008 - it was delivered to Europe in September 2008 registered as N939PG passing through the airports at Goose Bay, Canada CYYR, Narsarsuaq, Greenland BGBW, Reykjavik, Iceland BIRK, Wick, Scotland EGPC and onto Groningen, Netherlands EHGG.
N939PG was cancelled from the US FAA register on 1st October 2008. On 27th October 2008 it was officially registered in Poland as SP-AVC.
As SP-AVC this modern aircraft was seen visiting the airfields as Rome - Urbe, Italy LIRI in July 2009 and Antwerp, Belgium EBAW in August 2009.
Link to photos of SP-AVC Cirrus SR22
Link to press report on NW News Germany website
Steve
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Monday 31 May 2010
Monday 10 May 2010
G-UKAT - Aero AT-3 - Accident 9th May 2010 in UK
Aero AT-3 G-UKAT was destroyed in an accident at North Weald airfield on 9th May 2010.
The aircraft hit a motor car whilst trying to land and caught fire. Thankfully the pilot and car passengers survived the accident.
G-UKAT was the sixth AT-3 to be built by Aero at Krosno in Poland but is unusual as it was delivered to the customer as a factory supplied kit. It arrived in the UK in April 2004 and was allocated the Popular Flying Association kit construction number PFA 327-14107. The aircraft is registered as an Aero AT-3 SK ( ie kit built ).
Aero have since moved their production facility to Mielec in Poland and have built over 50 examples of the AT-3 to date and more than 25 examples of the enhanced AT-4.
This AT-3 was based at North Weald airfield just to the North East of London - North Weald was a major RAF airfield during the Battle of Britain period in 1940.
The photo below was supplied by the Essex County Fire & Rescue Services
G-UKAT had flown 453 flight hours by 31.12.09.
More photos of the accident damage can be seen via the Essex County Fire & Rescue Services link below
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/pages/index.asp?area=5&id=38&folder=658
More news details via the BBC link below
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/8672152.stm
Steve
The aircraft hit a motor car whilst trying to land and caught fire. Thankfully the pilot and car passengers survived the accident.
G-UKAT was the sixth AT-3 to be built by Aero at Krosno in Poland but is unusual as it was delivered to the customer as a factory supplied kit. It arrived in the UK in April 2004 and was allocated the Popular Flying Association kit construction number PFA 327-14107. The aircraft is registered as an Aero AT-3 SK ( ie kit built ).
Aero have since moved their production facility to Mielec in Poland and have built over 50 examples of the AT-3 to date and more than 25 examples of the enhanced AT-4.
This AT-3 was based at North Weald airfield just to the North East of London - North Weald was a major RAF airfield during the Battle of Britain period in 1940.
The photo below was supplied by the Essex County Fire & Rescue Services
G-UKAT had flown 453 flight hours by 31.12.09.
More photos of the accident damage can be seen via the Essex County Fire & Rescue Services link below
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/pages/index.asp?area=5&id=38&folder=658
More news details via the BBC link below
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/8672152.stm
Steve
Thursday 6 May 2010
G-BWDF - PZL 104 Wilga 35A - UK Accident 6th May 2010
Today, the 6th May 2010 is General Election day in the UK - people have been voting since 7am this morning.
At about 8am reports came in of a light aircraft plane crash at the airfield at Hinton in the Hedges. On board was Nigel Farage a parliamentary candidate ( for the UKIP party ) and a pilot.
The crashed aircraft is a PZL 104 Wilga 35A G-BWDF. There are reports that the aircraft was trailing a towing banner promoting the UKIP party and that this might have become caught in the rudder of the aircraft. Both the pilot and Mr Farage have been taken to hospital for treatment. Photos from the accident site show the aircraft inverted with major damage to the cockpit area.
G-BWDF c/n 21950955 is one of the last Wilga to have been built having first flown in July 1995 at the PZL Okecie factory in Warsaw Poland. When it was deliverd in was painted in a two tone green camoflague c/s and was based at White Waltham airfield to the West of London. For several years it sat parked at White Waltham as the grass grew aound it.
External Link to photo of G-BWDF in its original green colours
By late 1999 it was dismantled and removed from White Waltham by lorry. It underwent a rebuild at Rushett Farm airstrip near Chessington and was back in the air by 2003 ( with just 22 flight hours in total ). In 2004 it was seen at Husbands Bosworth airfield acting as a glider tug.
By 2006 it was operating from the airfield at Dunsfold still painted green but by 2008 it had been repainted dark blue. In recent years the aircraft has been operated by "Sky Banners". The aircraft had flown 239 flight hours by 31.12.2008.
Let's hope the pilot and the passenger make a full recovery.
More info here via the Sky News website news story
More info here via the BBC News website news story
Steve
At about 8am reports came in of a light aircraft plane crash at the airfield at Hinton in the Hedges. On board was Nigel Farage a parliamentary candidate ( for the UKIP party ) and a pilot.
The wreck of Wilga G-BWDF - Photo courtesy Sky News
The crashed aircraft is a PZL 104 Wilga 35A G-BWDF. There are reports that the aircraft was trailing a towing banner promoting the UKIP party and that this might have become caught in the rudder of the aircraft. Both the pilot and Mr Farage have been taken to hospital for treatment. Photos from the accident site show the aircraft inverted with major damage to the cockpit area.
G-BWDF c/n 21950955 is one of the last Wilga to have been built having first flown in July 1995 at the PZL Okecie factory in Warsaw Poland. When it was deliverd in was painted in a two tone green camoflague c/s and was based at White Waltham airfield to the West of London. For several years it sat parked at White Waltham as the grass grew aound it.
External Link to photo of G-BWDF in its original green colours
By late 1999 it was dismantled and removed from White Waltham by lorry. It underwent a rebuild at Rushett Farm airstrip near Chessington and was back in the air by 2003 ( with just 22 flight hours in total ). In 2004 it was seen at Husbands Bosworth airfield acting as a glider tug.
By 2006 it was operating from the airfield at Dunsfold still painted green but by 2008 it had been repainted dark blue. In recent years the aircraft has been operated by "Sky Banners". The aircraft had flown 239 flight hours by 31.12.2008.
Let's hope the pilot and the passenger make a full recovery.
More info here via the Sky News website news story
More info here via the BBC News website news story
Steve
Sunday 11 April 2010
Fatal Crash - Polish Air Force Tu-154M serial 101 on 10thApril 2010 near Smolensk
On Saturday 10th April 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154M serial 101 crashed during the final approach to the military airfield at Smolensk in Western Russia. The weather conditions at the time were foggy.
The accident killed all 96 people on board including the Polish President Lech Kaczynski.
Tu-154M serial 101 c/n 90A837 was built in 1990 by Tupolev in the then USSR. In the late 1980s the Polish state airline LOT had taken delivery of 13 new build Tu-154M airliners registered as SP-LCA to SP-LCN.
Aircraft 90A837 was origianlly delivered to the Polish Air Force 36 splt ( VIP transport unit ) in Warsaw in the same white/blue colour scheme as the LOT Tu-154M aircraft but with Republic of Poland titles and Polish Air Force roundels and serial as 837.
A second Tu-154M was delivered to the Polish Air Force in 1994 - this aircraft was built in 1990 and was a former LOT aircraft ( ex SP-LCO ) with c/n 90A862. This aircraft was also painted white/blue ( basic ex LOT c/s ) and used the Polish Air Force serial 862.
By the early 1990s both Polish Air Force Tu-154M were re-painted into an attractive white/red colour scheme and the two aircraft were re-serailed as 101 ( c/n 837 ) and 102 ( c/n 862 ).
At the time of the fatal crash of aircraft 101 it was said to have flown 5,004 flight hours and made 1,823 landings.
The second Tu-154M serial 102 is currently believed to be away on overhaul in Russia .
External Link to Tu-154M c/n 837 with serial 837 in 1994 in white/blue c/s
External Link to Tu-154M c/n 837 with serial 101 in 2008 in white/red c/s
The body of President Lech Kaczynski was flown back to Warsaw, Poland on Sunday 11th April 2010 in Polish Air Force Casa 295M serial 020.
Steve
The accident killed all 96 people on board including the Polish President Lech Kaczynski.
Tu-154M serial 101 c/n 90A837 was built in 1990 by Tupolev in the then USSR. In the late 1980s the Polish state airline LOT had taken delivery of 13 new build Tu-154M airliners registered as SP-LCA to SP-LCN.
Aircraft 90A837 was origianlly delivered to the Polish Air Force 36 splt ( VIP transport unit ) in Warsaw in the same white/blue colour scheme as the LOT Tu-154M aircraft but with Republic of Poland titles and Polish Air Force roundels and serial as 837.
A second Tu-154M was delivered to the Polish Air Force in 1994 - this aircraft was built in 1990 and was a former LOT aircraft ( ex SP-LCO ) with c/n 90A862. This aircraft was also painted white/blue ( basic ex LOT c/s ) and used the Polish Air Force serial 862.
By the early 1990s both Polish Air Force Tu-154M were re-painted into an attractive white/red colour scheme and the two aircraft were re-serailed as 101 ( c/n 837 ) and 102 ( c/n 862 ).
At the time of the fatal crash of aircraft 101 it was said to have flown 5,004 flight hours and made 1,823 landings.
The second Tu-154M serial 102 is currently believed to be away on overhaul in Russia .
External Link to Tu-154M c/n 837 with serial 837 in 1994 in white/blue c/s
External Link to Tu-154M c/n 837 with serial 101 in 2008 in white/red c/s
The body of President Lech Kaczynski was flown back to Warsaw, Poland on Sunday 11th April 2010 in Polish Air Force Casa 295M serial 020.
photo of Casa 295M serial 020 arriving at Warsaw 11.4.2010 - by TVP / I Sobieszczuk
Steve
Thursday 18 March 2010
SP-FDO An-26 crash landed in Estonia - 18.3.10
SP-FDO an An-26 cargo plane operated by Exin Airways on behalf of DHL crashed shortly after departing from Tallinn airport in Estonia en route to Helsinki Finland.
The aircraft came down on a snow covered frozen lake near the airport - the six crew on board all managed to escape - the concern is now to remove fuel and contaminates to prevent water pollution.
SP-FDO is c/n 10503 and was built in 1980 - it was registered in Poland as SP-FDO in 1999 having previously been operating in Russia as RA-26031.
More details on the link below
http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=24858
http://balticreports.com/?p=13280
Exin Airways
http://www.exin.pl/eng/
Steve
The aircraft came down on a snow covered frozen lake near the airport - the six crew on board all managed to escape - the concern is now to remove fuel and contaminates to prevent water pollution.
SP-FDO is c/n 10503 and was built in 1980 - it was registered in Poland as SP-FDO in 1999 having previously been operating in Russia as RA-26031.
SP-FDO crashed onto a frozen lake - photo courtesy of the Estonian Rescue Service
More details on the link below
http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=24858
http://balticreports.com/?p=13280
Exin Airways
http://www.exin.pl/eng/
Steve
Wednesday 10 March 2010
SP-HIS Eurocopter EC 120B accident report
SP-HIS EC 120B Colibri c/n 1599 crashed in Poland on 11th January 2010 - the official report into the accident has now been published and includes a Photo Report with images and analysis of the accident - this can be viewed via the link below
http://www.mi.gov.pl/files/0/30675/201025A.pdf
Steve
http://www.mi.gov.pl/files/0/30675/201025A.pdf
Steve
Monday 22 February 2010
Polish Air Force C-130E Hercules hits tree tops in Afghanistan
Polish Air Force C-130E Hercules hits tree tops in Afghanistan
The Polish Air Force managed to damage C-130E Hercules serial 1506 in Afghanistan in early February 2010. The Herc is operated by 14 Eltr based at Powidz.
This particular Hercules is only on loan to the Polish Air Force, it arrived in Poland in
November 2009 from Ramstein airbase in Germany where it was based with the USAF as serial FY 70-1299 c/n 4527 ( ie 40 years old ).
See the link below to Flightglobal for more details and photos showing the substantial damage to the wing root area.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/02/22/338666/pictures-poland-grounds-hercules-fleet-after-afghan.html
More photos on this Altair report
The Polish Air Force managed to damage C-130E Hercules serial 1506 in Afghanistan in early February 2010. The Herc is operated by 14 Eltr based at Powidz.
This particular Hercules is only on loan to the Polish Air Force, it arrived in Poland in
November 2009 from Ramstein airbase in Germany where it was based with the USAF as serial FY 70-1299 c/n 4527 ( ie 40 years old ).
See the link below to Flightglobal for more details and photos showing the substantial damage to the wing root area.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/02/22/338666/pictures-poland-grounds-hercules-fleet-after-afghan.html
More photos on this Altair report
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