DG Aviation LS8-e - Accident Reports

Tail boom struck by main rotor blades, Breighton Aerodrome, Yorkshire, 17 July 2016

Unsuccessful forced landing following engine failure, Dunkeswell Airfield, Devon, 7 July 2018.

Aircraft failed to climb after takeoff and struck the airfield boundary hedge, Slinfold Airfield, West Sussex, 22 March 2018.

Stalled on takeoff in turbulent conditions, Abergavenny Airfield, Monmouthshire, 2 June 2018.

Collision with trees during takeoff, Langham Airfield, Norfolk, 10 October 2023

Right main gear leg oleo detached, Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield, Yorkshire, 22 June 2024

Loss of control on initiating a go-around, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, 26 March 2024

Preliminary report detailing the facts of the incident that occurred on 12 January 2009, west of Norwich, Norfolk

AAIB investigation to Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3 glider, G-EENN, Portmoak Airfield, Scotlandwell, Kinross, 4 September 2012.

Rudder cable melted and parted due to an electrical short, Oxford Airport, 2 November 2018.

Runway overrun after rejected takeoff, Wycombe Airpark, Buckinghamshire, 9 July 2022.

Piper PA-28-180 (G-AYUH), aircraft departed controlled flight after entry into cloud, Stanley Hall, near Halstead, Essex, 21 August 2023

Left wing struck crops during landing roll, airstrip near Bourne, Lincolnshire, 20 June 2015.

Damage to landing gear following forced landing, approximately 2 nm southeast of Newport, Isle of Wight, 21 June 2014.

Instructor suffered a fatal heart attack inflight, Blackpool Airport, 29 June 2022.

Aircraft took off to the left of the runway, Compton Abbas Airfield, Salisbury, 6 September 2020.

Un-commanded yaw during Power Assurance Check, Melksham Airbase, Wiltshire, 2 January 2019.