AAIB investigation to Replica Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c, G-AWYI
Lost control in flight, Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire, 2 September 2020.
Summary:
The aircraft was performing a flying display with several other vintage aircraft when the aircraft was seen to enter a descending right turn. The aircraft did not recover from the descent and struck the ground in a steep nose-down attitude.
It is likely that the aircraft entered a spin, although the possibility that the initial departure was a spiral dive could not be eliminated. The reason for the departure from controlled flight could not be determined. No pre-existing mechanical defects were found with the aircraft or engine.
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