C-150 crash at Paphos
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C-150 crash at Paphos
Griffon Aviation C-150 crash - Paphos Airport 09 Oct 08.
"TWO BRITONS were injured when a small two-seater aircraft went down at Paphos airport yesterday morning.
Forty-four-year-old Brian Sping and Katy Fox were attempting to take off on board a Cessna 150 at around 10.55am when the accident occurred.
Paphos police said the plane started to lose height when it had climbed to around 30 metres.
“It started to come down and then hit its wing and toppled over,” police said.
A fire engine and ambulances were immediately dispatched to the scene. The emergency prompted the delay of the trial run for the new airport which had been underway.
Fox was rushed off in the first ambulance as her injuries were considered more serious. Sping followed in the second ambulance, reports said.
Both were admitted to Paphos General Hospital for treatment but were out of danger, police said.
According to reports the duo had rented the small plane and had been preparing a flight over the Akamas.
Hermes airports PR and Communication Manager Adamos Aspris said the cause of the accident would be investigated by the competent authorities and all services involved."
Source at the scene stated he tried to take off with full flaps extended.
"TWO BRITONS were injured when a small two-seater aircraft went down at Paphos airport yesterday morning.
Forty-four-year-old Brian Sping and Katy Fox were attempting to take off on board a Cessna 150 at around 10.55am when the accident occurred.
Paphos police said the plane started to lose height when it had climbed to around 30 metres.
“It started to come down and then hit its wing and toppled over,” police said.
A fire engine and ambulances were immediately dispatched to the scene. The emergency prompted the delay of the trial run for the new airport which had been underway.
Fox was rushed off in the first ambulance as her injuries were considered more serious. Sping followed in the second ambulance, reports said.
Both were admitted to Paphos General Hospital for treatment but were out of danger, police said.
According to reports the duo had rented the small plane and had been preparing a flight over the Akamas.
Hermes airports PR and Communication Manager Adamos Aspris said the cause of the accident would be investigated by the competent authorities and all services involved."
Source at the scene stated he tried to take off with full flaps extended.
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I have just completed my 45 hours in IW, and I didn't break it. It had a new engine and paint job when I started. Thoroughly enjoyed it. As I did the company and assistance of all those at Griffon.
BP tried tot ake off with full flaps apparently.
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BP tried tot ake off with full flaps apparently.
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Yep, we rebuilt IW back in 1975 and as aircraft engineers spent a lot of time and TLC to it airborne. And that resulted in 6 aircraft engineers getting there PPL and some of them are now Captains with major airlines, not bad eh!
So it would have been sorry to have seen it damaged.
Thanks for your help
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So it would have been sorry to have seen it damaged.
Thanks for your help
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