AAIB investigation to Team Minimax 91, G-MYLB

Engine failure and forced landing, near Bowburn, County Durham on 13 June 2015.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 10 December 2015

• Category: Sport aviation and balloons
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 13 June 2015
• Aircraft type: Team Minimax 91
• Location: Near Bowburn, County Durham
• Registration: G-MYLB

Summary:

The aircraft was returning to its departure airfield when the engine rpm decayed, then stopped. The pilot carried out a forced landed in a field of crops, during which the aircraft was badly damaged. He believed there had been a partial seizure of the engine, which he was investigating.

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Published 10 December 2015