Originally Posted by
WHBM
Two takeoffs but no landing in one, at Peterborough Sibson
. I believe the aircraft concerned was later written off (possibly in Europe at a parachute competition) with the classic para-dropper accident of running out of fuel. You put in minimal fuel each trip so you can get in an extra paying jumper, be just within MTOW, refuel a bit every lift, and (in theory) the aircraft is normally within glide range of the runway anyway.
I also did two takeoffs and no landing at Sibson, in G-OVAN. Yes, that was the one written off by fuel exhaustion, but it was more subtle than you say. Being abroad, someone converted pounds or gallons into litres, so on every flight they put in their standard amount (they thought) but in fact the aircraft was carrying less each time, until the inevitable happened.