Cessna 402C G-EYES

Summary

On 17 August 2008 at about 10:38 local time, a Cessna 402C registered G-EYES, operated by Reconnaissance Ventures Ltd, was involved in an accident near Covington, United Kingdom. 5 people were on board and 5 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 August 2008 at 10:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Covington, United Kingdom

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 402C

Registration

G-EYES

Category

Airplane

Operator

Reconnaissance Ventures Ltd

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

CHI08WA258

5 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 17, 2008, at 1038 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 402C, registrations G-EYES, and a Rand KR-2, registration G-BOLZ, collided mid-air while on approach to land at the Coventry Airport (EGBE), Coventry, England. All four persons onboard the Cessna 402 were fatally injured as was the sole occupant of the Rand KR-2. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB). this report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained from or released by the government of the United Kingdom. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accident Investigation Branch Department for Transport Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershol, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1252 510300 E-mail: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.