Cessna 172 G-ROUP

Summary

On 21 July 2012 at about 14:21 local time, a Cessna 172 registered G-ROUP, operated by To be advised, was involved in an accident near Portreath, United Kingdom. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 July 2012 at 14:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Portreath, United Kingdom

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

G-ROUP

Engines

1

Operator

To be advised

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN12WA478

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 July 21, 2012, at 1421 UTC, a Cessna F172M, United Kingdom registration G-ROUP, was substantially damaged when it impacted a cliff near Portreath, Cornwall, England. A post impact fire ensued. The pilot, the sole person on board was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight which departed Perranporth Airfield. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the British government. Any further information may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigations Branch Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 1252 510300 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1252 376999 E-mail: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch of England.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.