Partenavia P.68 crash, Feb 7, 1993, Bodmin
Partenavia P.68 accident on February 7, 1993 near Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Failure to achieve flying speed in the...
- Date: February 7, 1993
- Aircraft: Partenavia P.68
- Location: Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure to achieve flying speed in the available distance on soft, long grass, with no flap selected for the takeoff.
A Partenavia P.68 attempting to take off from the long, wet grass at Bodmin did not reach flying speed within the distance available. It overran the runway into gorse and moorland, with the undercarriage collapsing. Both occupants were uninjured and got out normally.