News story
Anniversary Statement: Fan Jet Falcon Series E, G-FRAD
Aircraft suffered a target cable jam, the target struck a house as the aircraft was on its final approach to land near Cornwall Airport Newquay
AAIB Inspector
A Fan Jet Falcon Series E, G-FRAD, operating in a target towing role experienced a failure of the target winch system which resulted in the target remaining deployed on 750 m of cable. The aircraft diverted to Cornwall Airport Newquay and on final approach the target struck and damaged a house under the flightpath. This statement provides an update on the ongoing AAIB investigation into the accident. Â
The investigation into this accident is ongoing and the investigation report will be published in due course.
Updates to this page
Published 26 March 2026