Cessna A152, G-BHAC
Report name:
Cessna A152, G-BHAC
Cessna A152, G-BHAC
Registration:
G-BHAC
G-BHAC
Type:
Cessna A152
Cessna A152
Location:
Near Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales
Near Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales
Date of occurrence:
11 September 2006
11 September 2006
Category:
General Aviation - Fixed Wing
General Aviation - Fixed Wing
Summary:
The pilot and his passenger flew from Shobdon to Caernarfon Airfield and planned to return late in the afternoon. On their first attempt to return, they chose a direct route back but encountered poor weather and returned to Caernarfon Airfield. After refuelling, they took off and embarked on an alternative return route via Colwyn Bay and the north Welsh coast. Eleven minutes after departing Caernarfon Airfield they struck a mountainside at 1,970 ft amsl, fatally injuring the passenger and seriously injuring the pilot.
The pilot and his passenger flew from Shobdon to Caernarfon Airfield and planned to return late in the afternoon. On their first attempt to return, they chose a direct route back but encountered poor weather and returned to Caernarfon Airfield. After refuelling, they took off and embarked on an alternative return route via Colwyn Bay and the north Welsh coast. Eleven minutes after departing Caernarfon Airfield they struck a mountainside at 1,970 ft amsl, fatally injuring the passenger and seriously injuring the pilot.
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