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Aviation Safety Network crash report.
Littleborough plane crash
Type: Cirrus SR20 G6 Premium Platinum
Owner/operator: Daedalus Aviation Services Ltd
Registration: G-GXVV
MSN: 9274
Year of manufacture: 2023
Engine model: Lycoming IO-390-C3B6
Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category: Accident
Location: about 2 km SE of Littleborough, Rochdale, Greater Manchester - United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature: Private
Departure airport: Birmingham International Airport (BHX/EGBB)
Narrative:
A Cirrus SR20 G6 Premium Platinum, G-GXVV, crashed about 2 km southeast of Littleborough, Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The aircraft CAPS system was deployed (pull #170) during the accident sequence.
Both ocupants perished and the aircraft was wsritten off.
When the aircraft came down by parchute the harnass was cut off by the powerlines resulting in a free fall and the aircraft came down very hard to rest inverted.
Ex N9274C
Sources:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/566293
https://www.rochvalleyradio.com/news/local-news/two-dead-after-light-aircraft-crash-near-littleborough/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7yxlznr51o
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/littleborough-plane-crash-first-picture-33355287
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2166150/littleborough-plane-crash-live-Hollingworth-Lake/amp
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/live-plane-crash-littleborough-updates-33353189
https://www.pprune.org/accidents-close-calls/670421-sr20-down-near-littleborough-uk.html
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/GGXVV/history/20260203/1002Z/EGBB/L%2053.63036%20-2.05170
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=407f88
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/1828083_1697113840.jpg (photo)
Large emergency response may be due to insufficient information regarding the type of aircraft number of casualties etc or due to coming down on moorland with poor location information potentially requiring a search. Also the fact that it hit high voltage overhead power lines would complicate the situation.