Thruster T300, G-MYAR, 8 July 2007

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 10 December 2014

• Category: Sport aviation and balloons
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 8 July 2007
• Aircraft type: Thruster T300
• Location: Horse Leys Farm, east of Loughborough, Leicestershire
• Registration: G-MYAR

Thruster T300, G-MYAR

Summary:

During takeoff from a grass farm strip the engine failed. The pilot carried out a forced landing in a wheat field but the aircraft clipped a hedge and inverted. The pilot assessed the cause of the power failure to have been due to a blocked vent in the fuel tank cap.

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Published 10 December 2014