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Cessna U206F Stationair, G-BGED

Summary:

Shortly after takeoff, with the pilot and five parachutists on board (including one 鈥榯andem鈥� pair), the aircraft鈥檚 engine began to lose power. The pilot flew to the east away from the airfield for a distance of some 6 nm, achieving a maximum height of approximately 1,100 ft agl, before turning back. As the engine lost power the pilot was unable to maintain height and, in attempting a forced landing, the aircraft clipped the tops of several tall trees and crashed steeply nose down into a sloping grass field. Nine Safety Recommendations are made.

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