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Plane crash at Northrepps Airfield due to lack of fuel Plane crash at Northrepps Airfield due to lack of fuel
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A light aircraft crashed into a field of sugar beet after running out of fuel in mid-air, an investigation found. A light aircraft crashed into a field of sugar beet after running out of fuel, an investigation found.
The 56-year-old pilot "force-landed" the Team Mini-Max at Northrepps Airfield, Norfolk, in December.The 56-year-old pilot "force-landed" the Team Mini-Max at Northrepps Airfield, Norfolk, in December.
He admitted an "unfamiliarity" with the "aircraft and its fuel consumption", the air accident report said.He admitted an "unfamiliarity" with the "aircraft and its fuel consumption", the air accident report said.
The aircraft "flipped inverted" during the crash landing, but the pilot was uninjured. Members of the local flying club helped him escape the cockpit.The aircraft "flipped inverted" during the crash landing, but the pilot was uninjured. Members of the local flying club helped him escape the cockpit.
In the report the pilot said he "misjudged the glide performance of the aircraft with a stationary propeller" and in attempting to land on the runway "feared he would not be able to clear some power lines which ran across the approach".In the report the pilot said he "misjudged the glide performance of the aircraft with a stationary propeller" and in attempting to land on the runway "feared he would not be able to clear some power lines which ran across the approach".