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
