188体育

Nord NC854S, G-BGEW

Summary:

After taking off, the aircraft was seen to climb over rising ground with a nose high attitude. Approximately 90 seconds later, at a height of between 250 ft and 300 ft agl, 1.5 nm to the west of the airfield, it departed from controlled flight and struck the ground in a steep nose down attitude whilst rotating to the left. A post-impact fire ensued and the aircraft鈥檚 structure was largely consumed. The aircraft鈥檚 exhaust system was found to be in poor condition and the post mortem examination revealed that the pilot鈥檚 blood contained an elevated level of carbon monoxide.

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