View Full Version : Light aircraft down at Shotteswell Farm today
mary meagher
23rd Feb 2015, 19:01
According to the Banbury Guardian, the pilot, age 70, was airlifted to the JR hospital with a broken leg. His passenger was checked over but not seriously hurt. The aircraft, upside down, is not easy to identify, but looks like a low wing Cherokee type. Winds were a bit strong today.
The airstrip is off the B4 Warwick Road, near Banbury.
Shaggy Sheep Driver
23rd Feb 2015, 19:06
It was G-COVB, Coventry based Cherokee I think.
Jan Olieslagers
23rd Feb 2015, 19:15
asn thinks so, too, and has supportive images:
ASN Aircraft incident 23-FEB-2015 Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III G-COVB (http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=174056)
Seeing the remains of the plane, they may thank their stars there was no fire.
bullredgivesmewings
25th Feb 2015, 01:56
Looks nasty, They are lucky to be alive. Did they hit the hedge or what? Hard to tell what has happened.
squidie
25th Feb 2015, 08:18
Glad there was no fatalities, looks a nasty crash. Wonder how that ended up right next to the runway, maybe a low wing drop which caused the flip as it’s tore the wings off.