Gazelle HT.MK3, G-CBXT (XW898), 1 November 2008

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 10 December 2014

• Category: General aviation - rotorcraft
• Report type: Bulletin - Field investigation
• Date of occurrence: 1 November 2008
• Aircraft type: Gazelle HT.MK3
• Location: Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
• Registration: G-CBXT (XW898)

Gazelle HT.MK3, G-CBXT (XW898)

Summary:

The aircraft was en-route from a private site near Tamworth, Staffordshire, to a maintenance facility near Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton, Somerset. As it approached Langley Hill, near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, it appears to have unintentionally entered IMC and subsequently impacted the hillside. All three occupants were fatally injured.

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Published 10 December 2014