AAIB investigation to Luton LA4A Minor, G-AWMN
Crashed into a field, near Belchamp Walter, Essex, 3 February 2019.
Summary:
The pilot was conducting a test flight in G-AWMN to renew the aircraft’s Permit to Fly. Whilst climbing away from the runway, the aircraft was observed to bank to the right and then descend steeply to the ground.
It was not possible to definitively determine the cause of the accident. It is possible that the engine stopped producing power due to carburettor icing which led to a stall from which the aircraft was not able to recover. The investigation also identified that, despite wire locking being present, the barrel from an aileron flight control turnbuckle was missing, but it could not be determined if this had been missing prior to the accident.
Download report:
Download glossary of abbreviations:
Published 19 September 2019