LAA aircraft in fatal accident at Fenland?

Rod1 · Post by **Rod1** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:04 pm

LAA aircraft reported as having a fatal accident at Fenland;

http://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=52727

Rod1

JonKil · Post by **JonKil** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:43 pm

I believe this aircraft was in a feature in the LAA magazine a while back.
A very sad day, condolences to the family at this time.

jamie_duff · Post by **jamie_duff** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:44 am

My sincere condolences to family and friends

Rod1 · Post by **Rod1** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:09 am

This is from his son, posted on another place:

"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"

RIP

Nigel Ramsay · Post by **Nigel Ramsay** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:00 pm

I bought an ignition system from David last year. I went to his home to collect it at lunch time. He insisted I join he and his wife and another friend for lunch! A real gent, very knowledgeable and very generous with his time and advice, he will be a great loss to us all.

Richard Boyton · Post by **Richard Boyton** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:30 pm

Yes, he was a nice guy. We spoke on the phone many times and always had the time to help

He was working on a Mk2 version of the Sparrow.

I will miss him, and so will many others

Richard

ivanmanley · Post by **ivanmanley** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:52 pm

He was a true gent and a real asset to the ranks of the LAA. He died before his time. But I guess when you go, you could do worse than go doing what you love.

RIP

Ivan
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