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AAIB Report: SportStar SLM, G-CMGB

Fatal accident involving a SportStar SLM, G-CMGB, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 1 September 2024

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 2 October 2025

G-CMGB (image used with permission)

After departing Coal Aston Airfield, the pilot of G-CMGB encountered weather that was not compatible with flight under VFR. Following a series of descending orbits overhead Chesterfield, the aircraft departed from controlled flight and struck the ground, fatally injuring the pilot.

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Published 2 October 2025