2014 Shoreham to Trier Flight Accident (N452TS)

Flight Details and Departure On 10 January 2014, an aircraft departed Trier for Shoreham, landing at 1456 UTC with two pilots and two passengers aboard. The passengers intended to participate in a hunt over the weekend. On 11 January, the pilot in command (PIC) requested that the return flight scheduled for 12 January be moved forward from 1400 UTC to 1015 UTC. The flight plan listed Trier-Föhren Airfield as the destination and Luxembourg Airport as the alternate, with a planned transition from IFR to VFR at reporting point PITES. On the morning of 12 January, the PIC and co-pilot arrived at Shoreham at 0850 UTC. The aircraft was refuelled, and the passengers arrived at 0936 UTC. The aircraft taxied from the apron approximately 11 minutes later and took off from runway 20 at 1000 UTC.