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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, 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". |
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