Scheibe SF-25A Falke G-BECF at Carlton Moor.
On 1st March 1980 this visiting motor glider attempted to take off on a wet and soft runway at the Carlton Moor gliding site, it did not achieve flying speed so the pilot attempted to abort the take off but could not stop on the remaining runway. It ran onto rough ground causing damage to the undercarriage and rear fuselage.
Pilot - Name unknown.
This aircraft was registered to Messers David Alexander Wilson, David Charles Pattison, James McBeth and George Hall, all of the Newcastle area. They were all probably members of the Northumbria Gliding Club.