A fatal accident at Fenland today. The plane looks like a Mickleburgh Sparrow.:(
By: Biggles1049 - 24th February 2009 at 19:59
Very sad indeed
Here is an image of it at the PFA Breckland Strut Flyin at Tibenham in 2007
By: David Burke - 22nd February 2009 at 20:38
Propstrike – Cherokee 6 G-BRNZ was destroyed by high wings at Fenland last year. How the journalists made any connection between the incident and the sad events on saturday I don’t know.
By: low'n'slow - 22nd February 2009 at 17:54
Very, very sad. Many in the LAA/homebuilt movement will know him best for the Leburg electronic ignition system he developed for VW engines.
As so many have said. Thoughts are with his wife and family……
By: Moggy C - 22nd February 2009 at 16:57
I trust the family won’t mind me cross posting this from elsewhere
Tragically, David Mickleburgh was killed shortly after take-off from Fenland Airfield around 11am on Saturday 21st February 2009.
You may know of David from his home-built aircraft, the Leburg Sparrow, G-BZVC, which was featured on the cover of the May 2008 edition of Light Aviation.
All the staff at Fenland and the emergency services, including the air ambulance, acted promptly and professionally and the family would like to express their appreciation for all their efforts.
By way of some solace, David died whilst living his dream of flying his own designed and built aircraft.
He will be dearly missed, by his wife Edith, his children and grandchildren.
Anyone who knew David as a meticulous and vigilant pilot would also know that his pragmatism would prefer donations to the Lincolnshire air ambulance, rather than flowers.
I will post details of his funeral as soon as they are arranged.
We would have loved to have him (my Dad) around for a few years more!
Henry Mickleburgh
Moggy
By: Newforest - 22nd February 2009 at 13:50
Thoughts go to familiy and friends of the pilot involved, it was indeed the Mickleburgh Sparrow:(
Agreed, but what is a Mickleburgh Sparrow?:confused:
By: The Blue Max - 22nd February 2009 at 12:02
Update from the Daily Mail
”The pilot was flying a light aircraft when he crashed at Fenland Airfield near Spalding (file picture)”Fair play to the news desk, the picture IS a light aircraft.
I wonder how the owners of NZ feel about this.:confused:
Geeez, can they get nothing right 😡
Imagine family or friends of the owners of NZ seeing that in the paper if they didnt know the truth!!!!!
Thoughts go to familiy and friends of the pilot involved, it was indeed the Mickleburgh Sparrow:(
By: Propstrike - 22nd February 2009 at 09:38
Update from the Daily Mail
”The pilot was flying a light aircraft when he crashed at Fenland Airfield near Spalding (file picture)”
Fair play to the news desk, the picture IS a light aircraft.
I wonder how the owners of NZ feel about this.:confused:
By: RobAnt - 21st February 2009 at 17:07
It looks like this aircraft was involved in another incident less than a year ago (June 08). An AAIB report was placed on line at about the 9th Feb this year.
A sad loss, my condolences to the pilot and his family.
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February 21, 2009 at 4:21 pm