Glider Accident
Jul 21, 2016 19:11:26 GMT 1
Post by Admin (Annette Andria) on Jul 21, 2016 19:11:26 GMT 1
Date: 21-JUL-2016
Time: 12:00hrs
Type: glider
Owner/operator: Private
Registration:
C/n / msn:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location: Southwood Farm, Preston Candover, near Bradley, Hampshire - United Kingdom
Phase:
Nature: Private
Departure airport: Lasham Airfield, Alton, Hampshire (EGHL)
Destination airport: Lasham Airfield, Alton, Hampshire (EGHL)
Narrative:
A GLIDER has crashed in a cornfield near Basingstoke this afternoon. Firefighters from Basingstoke and Cosham were called to the scene just after 12 noon, where the glider, powered by a small back-up engine, had come down in the uncut field.
A team of investigators from the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) was also called to the scene at Southwood Farm, in Preston Candover. A spokesman for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said two appliances from Basingstoke and one from Cosham attended the crash. Officers from Hampshire Constabulary are currently at the scene with colleagues from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and South Central Ambulance Service.
