Cessna A152, G-BHAC, 11 September 2006

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
General aviation - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Field investigation
Date of occurrence:
11 September 2006
Aircraft type:
Cessna A152
Location:
Near Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales
Registration:
G-BHAC

Cessna A152, G-BHAC

Summary:

The pilot and his passenger flew from Shobdon to Caernarfon Airfield and planned to return late in the afternoon. On their first attempt to return, they chose a direct route back but encountered poor weather and returned to Caernarfon Airfield. After refuelling, they took off and embarked on an alternative return route via Colwyn Bay and the north Welsh coast. Eleven minutes after departing Caernarfon Airfield they struck a mountainside at 1,970 ft amsl, fatally injuring the passenger and seriously injuring the pilot.

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