C172 accident at Derby Egginton Airfield
G-TRAX Cessna 172 Skyhawk
The approach to Derby 28 requires very careful judgement as the LDA is only 260 metres and the HT cables pass across the glide slope at a height of about 6 metres approximately 150 metres prior to the threshold. The cables are supposed to be highlighted by the presence of large hi-viz balls strung at intervals in the vicinity of the glide slope but it isn't known if they were actually there at the time.
About 300 homes had their power cut off and repairs were still being made to the lines by the power company in the late evening