Piper PA-28R-200 G-BKFZ

Summary

On 13 February 2008 at about 15:40 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered G-BKFZ, operated by Henry Barker, was involved in an accident near Empingham, United Kingdom. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 February 2008 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Empingham, United Kingdom

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

G-BKFZ

Category

Airplane

Operator

Henry Barker

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rutland Water → Empingham

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CHI08WA077

1 person 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 February 13, 2008, at 1540 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-28R-200, G-BKFZ, registered to a private owner collided with terrain in a wooded area near Rutland Water, United Kingdom. The airplane was destroyed and the private pilot was fatally injured. Reduced visibilities were reported in the area at the time of the accident. The flight originated from the Spanhoe Airstrip, an unlicensed airstrip, located south of Rutland Water and was destined for a private farm strip near Empingham, United Kingdom. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of the United Kingdom. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information provided by the Government of the United Kingdom. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Department for Transport Air Accident Investigation Branch Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.