Cessna 402 crash, Aug 17, 2008 (4 killed), Coventry
Cessna 402 accident on August 17, 2008 near Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom with 4 fatalities. Cause: The pilots did not see each other in time...
- Date: August 17, 2008
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilots did not see each other in time to take effective avoiding action. Contributing factors were the small size and closure rate of G-BOLZ, inadequate traffic information, and an aerodrome sequencing plan based on an incomplete understanding of the G-EYES flight (AAIB Report 8/2010).
Cessna 402C G-EYES, flying a calibration training ILS approach to runway 23 at Coventry, collided in Class G airspace with the Rand KR-2 G-BOLZ, which was operating in the visual circuit. Both aircraft were destroyed. The four occupants of G-EYES and the pilot of G-BOLZ were all killed.