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Miscellaneous => Aviation News => Topic started by: Anmer on June 06, 2013, 11:47:42 AM

Title: Light aircraft crash-lands in Cheltenham garden
Post by: Anmer on June 06, 2013, 11:47:42 AM
Looks like a Cirrus?

A light aircraft has crash-landed in the rear garden of a home in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

An emergency system onboard the aircraft is believed to have been deployed, releasing a parachute to lower the plane down.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-22798139
Title: Re: Light aircraft crash-lands in Cheltenham garden
Post by: mhm on June 06, 2013, 12:56:25 PM
http://metro.co.uk/2013/06/06/miraculous-escape-as-plane-crashes-into-back-garden-3831061/
Title: Re: Light aircraft crash-lands in Cheltenham garden
Post by: Anmer on June 06, 2013, 01:08:55 PM
"Pictures taken at the scene showed the single engine Cessna embedded in a tree with its parachute still attached just inches from a children's climbing frame."

:)
Title: Re: Light aircraft crash-lands in Cheltenham garden
Post by: Smudger98 on June 06, 2013, 02:20:36 PM
Here you go guys.. a few more details..

N936CT
Cirrus SR22 GTS G3

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=156346
Title: Re: Light aircraft crash-lands in Cheltenham garden
Post by: Anmer on June 06, 2013, 02:27:05 PM
Well done Smudger.
Title: Re: Light aircraft crash-lands in Cheltenham garden
Post by: Smudger98 on June 06, 2013, 02:31:09 PM
Quote from: Anmer on June 06, 2013, 02:27:05 PM
Well done Smudger.

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Title: Re: Light aircraft crash-lands in Cheltenham garden
Post by: Anmer on June 06, 2013, 02:32:38 PM
Quote from: Smudger98 on June 06, 2013, 02:31:09 PM
Quote from: Anmer on June 06, 2013, 02:27:05 PM
Well done Smudger.

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Sorry Smudger, old age. Don't know how I managed that.  ???
Title: Re: Light aircraft crash-lands in Cheltenham garden
Post by: Ian K on June 06, 2013, 06:31:16 PM
Picked it up between 10:15 & 10:21 - mode S ACFC37 Presumably on it's way out of London
Title: Re: Light aircraft crash-lands in Cheltenham garden
Post by: mhm on June 08, 2013, 08:34:02 AM
The latest

http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/story-19224759-detail/story.html#axzz2VbkG7bMm
Title: Re: Light aircraft crash-lands in Cheltenham garden
Post by: satcom on June 08, 2013, 09:05:40 PM
Quote from: Ian K on June 06, 2013, 06:31:16 PM
Picked it up between 10:15 & 10:21 - mode S ACFC37 Presumably on it's way out of London

Airfield of departure was in the Bury St Edmunds area

Title: Re: Light aircraft crash-lands in Cheltenham garden
Post by: Ian K on June 08, 2013, 09:29:43 PM
Thanks John