Weston-on-the-Green - Weston-on-the-Green

On August 28, 1993 at 04:20 PM, Weston-on-the-Green - Weston-on-the-Green experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-28, operated by Hungarian Aeronautical Association - Magyar Repülo Szövetség, with the event recorded near Weston-on-the-Green Oxfordshire.

The flight was categorized as skydiving / paratroopers and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

19 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 19 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 17, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine aircraft was engaged in a local skydiving mission, carrying 17 skydivers and two pilots. After takeoff, while climbing, both engines simultaneously suffered a total power loss. The commander reported that the simultaneous failure did not induce any yaw and that the only two warning lights which illuminated in the cockpit were those indicative of double engine failure. Following the power loss, the aircraft's speed decayed rapidly leading the commander to suspect that the automatic outboard wing spoilers had also deployed. Realising that a forced landing was the only option available to him, he initiated a steep descent to maintain airspeed and a turn through 90° to the right to position the aircraft for a forced landing in a large field of corn stubble. The aircraft landed heavily in a slightly nose up attitude, banked slightly to the right, at an estimated speed of 170 km/h (92 knots) and slid to rest with substantial damage to the fuselage, landing gear, wing struts, propellers and wings. All 19 occupants evacuated the cabin and were uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration HA-LAJ, MSN 1AJ005-11, year of manufacture 1988.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.8644°, -1.2267°.