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Old 29th Aug 2015, 08:47
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DaveReidUK
 
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Circumstances sound very similar to the July 2001 accident involving a French G-202: empennage detached at 1500' during an aerobatic sortie, aircraft impacted the ground some 10 seconds later, pilot did not have sufficient time to deploy his parachute.

The BEA report identified the probable cause as failure of the glue/bonding used in final assembly of the kit-built aircraft.
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