Piper PA28 G-BXRG
12 November 2011 · Alderney, United Kingdom · Fatal
Summary
On 12 November 2011 at about 15:40 local time, a Piper PA28 registered G-BXRG was involved in an accident near Alderney, United Kingdom. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alderney, United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- G-BXRG
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lee-on-Solent → Alderney
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- NTSB number
- CEN12WA067
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 November 12, 2011, about 1540 universal coordinated time (UTC), G-BXRG, a United Kingdom registered Piper PA-28-181, owned by Alderney Flying Training LTD, sustained presumed substantial damage when the airplane ditched and sunk in the English Channel about 25 miles west of Alderney, United Kingdom. The uninjured passenger was rescued. The pilot is missing and presumed fatally injured. Unknown meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from the Lee-on-Solent Airport, near Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom, and was destined for the Alderney Airport, Alderney, United Kingdom. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom Government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB). Further information may be obtained from: Department for Transport Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1252 510300 Fax: +44 (0) 1252 376999 E-mail: [email protected] Webpage: http://www.aaib.gov.uk
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2011 | Piper PA28 | Bogota, Colombia | Aeroclub de Colombia | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2011 | Piper PA28 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | FlightSafety International | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2011 | Piper PA28 | Andres Bello, Tachira, Venezuela | Centauros LTDA, Escuela de Aviacion | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jan 2011 | Piper PA28 | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | Horace B. Larimore | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2012 | Piper PA28 | Leesburg, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 2012 | Piper PA28 | Aurora, Utah, United States | Matthew W Ahrens | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2011 | MD Helicopters MD 900 | Leeds, United Kingdom | Yorkshire Air Ambulance Limited | Unknown | - |
| 19 Jun 2011 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Glastonbury, United Kingdom | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2011 | Robinson R44 II | Cornwall, United Kingdom | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jan 2011 | Airbus A300 | East Midlands, United Kingdom | Air Atlanta Icelandic | Unknown | - |
| 18 May 2011 | Beechcraft E-90 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2011 | Bombardier DHC-8 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Flybe Ltd | Unknown | - |