Incident to a Morane-Saulnier MS315 on 05/05/2018 at Sidmouth [Investigation led by AAIB / United Kingdom]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United Kingdom authorities:

Forced landing on beach after engine failure

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General information
Local date	05/05/2018
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	United Kingdom
Location	Sidmouth Beach
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2018-0282

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	United Kingdom
Manufacturer / Model	MORANE SAULNIER - MS315
Aircraft Registration	G-BZNK
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	Unknown
Planned destination	Unknown
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	354
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.