Sikorsky S-55T  utility helicopter, turboshaft conversion of S-55  First flight: 1969  1 Turboprop engine

184 occurrences in the ASN safety database
71 fatalities

acc. date	type	reg.	operator	fat.	location		dmg
14 Jun 1954	Westland Whirlwind HAS.22 (S-55)	WV201	845 Sqn FAA RN	0	Mediteranean Sea, off Hal Far		w/o
5 Jul 1955	Westland Whirlwind HAR1 (S-55)	XA863	705 Sqn FAA RN	0	RNAS Gosport (HMS Siskin), Gosport, Hampshire		w/o
26 Aug 1955	Westland Whirlwind HAR4 (S-55)	XJ408	155 Sqn RAF	0	Kuala Lumpur		w/o
30 Aug 1955	Westland Whirlwind HAR2 (S-55)	XJ436	22 Sqn RAF	0	10 miles west of Selsey Bill, West Sussex		w/o
23 Sep 1955	Westland Whirlwind HAS.22 (S-55)	WV225	845 Sqn FAA RN	0	RNAS Hal Far		w/o
1 Oct 1955	Westland Whirlwind HAR2 (S-55)	XJ434	22 Sqn RAF	0	English Channel off Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire		w/o
19 Feb 1956	Westland Whirlwind HAS7 (S-55)	F-SFMX	ALAT (French Army Light Aviation)	1	near Lavigerie (Djendel)		w/o
6 Apr 1956	Westland Whirlwind HAS7 (S-55)	101/AVI	Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre (ALAT)				w/o
30 Apr 1956	Westland Whirlwind HAR3 (S-55)	XJ395	A&AEE Boscombe Down	3	New Forest, 2 miles east of Lyndhurst, Hampshire		w/o
4 Sep 1956	Westland Whirlwind HAR21 (S-55)	WV200	845 Sqn FAA RN	0	RNAS Hal Far		w/o
13 Oct 1956	Westland Whirlwind HAR21 (S-55)	WV197	848 Sqn FAA RN	0	Pengerang, South Johore		w/o
15 Oct 1956	Westland Whirlwind HAR21 (S-55)	WV194	848 Sqn FAA RN	0	Seremban in Negri Sembilan		w/o
6 Nov 1956	Westland Whirlwind HAR3 (S-55)	XJ400	845 Sqn FAA RN	0	Mediterranean Sea off Port Said		w/o
14 Nov 1956	Westland Whirlwind HAR21 (S-55)	WV196	848 Sqn FAA RN	0	Malayan Jungle		w/o
12 Dec 1956	Westland Whirlwind HAR2 (S-55)	XJ756	22 Sqn RAF	2	Whitehorse Wood, 4 miles NNW of West Malling, Kent		w/o
14 Dec 1956	Westland Whirlwind HAR.4 (S-55)	XD188	228 Sqn RAF	0	8 miles West of Tana Rata, Cameron Highlands, Malaya		w/o
10 Jan 1957	Westland Whirlwind HAR21 (S-55)	WV199	845 Sqn FAA RN	0	Mediterranea Sea, off Malta		w/o
30 Jan 1957	Westland Whirlwind HAS7 (S-55)	104/AVM	Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre (ALAT)				w/o
26 Feb 1957	Westland Whirlwind HAR.2 (S-55)	XK989	22 Sqn RAF	0	Thorney Creek, 1 mile off Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire		w/o
2 Apr 1957	Westland Whirlwind 4 (S-55T)	XD187	155 Sqn RAF	0	near Johore		w/o
16 Apr 1957	Westland Whirlwind 4 (S-55T)	XJ427	155 Sqn RAF	0+1	RAF Seletar		w/o
15 Jul 1957	Westland Whirlwind HAS22 (S-55)	WV221	845 Sqn FAA RN	0	6 miles off Portland, Dorset		w/o
13 Aug 1957	Westland Whirlwind HAR2 (S-55)	197/AMR	ALAT (French Army Light Aviation)	1	Randon, 4 km from Mondovi		w/o
10 Sep 1957	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XK908	700 Sqn FAA RN	2	East Stratton, 8 miles NE of Winchester, Hampshire		w/o
20 Sep 1957	Westland Whirlwind 4 (S-55T)	XJ413	155 Sqn RAF	4	5 miles NNE of Slim river, Padang		w/o
5 Nov 1957	Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 (S-55T)	XG582	701 Sqn FAA RN	0	Solent Estuary, near Calshot, Hampshire		w/o
9 Dec 1957	Westland Whirlwind HAR2 (S-55)	161/BAF	ALAT (French Army Light Aviation)				w/o
unk. date 1957	Westland Whirlwind HAR2 (S-55)	172/AMP	ALAT (French Army Light Aviation)				w/o
18 Jan 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAS7 (S-55)	103/AVL	ALAT (French Army Light Aviation)	2	Wadi Kabir, Masqat		w/o
20 Jan 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 (S-55T)	XG581	701 Sqn FAA RN	0	Frater Yard, Gosport, Hampshire		w/o
31 Jan 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 (S-55T)	XD185	155 Sqn RAF	0	Fort Selim, Cameron Highlands,		w/o
7 May 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XK934	820 Sqn FAA RN	0	Lough Foyle, Eglinton, Londonderry, Northern Ireland		w/o
15 May 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAR.2 (S-55T)	XJ730	22 Sqn RAF	1	North Sea, 600 yards off Crane Pier, Felixstowe, Suffolk		w/o
6 Jun 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XG590	Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE	0	Wither’s Farm, 1 mile east of Cadnam Green, Southampton, Hampshire		w/o
1 Aug 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAR.4 (S-55T)	XJ431	155 Sqn RAF	0	Port Dickson Beach		w/o
15 Aug 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XL834	845 Sqn FAA RN	0	Aden Protectorate		w/o
26 Aug 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XL842	820 Sqn FAA RN	0	Mediterranean Sea, north west of Cyprus, off HMS Albion		w/o
8 Sep 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XL833	845 Sqn FAA RN	0	Aden Harbour		w/o
27 Sep 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAS 7 (S-55T)	XL848	824 Sqn FAA RN	0	Off Portland, Dorset		w/o
21 Oct 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XL877	815 Sqn FAA RN	0	off Inishowan Head, County Donegal, Northern Ireland		w/o
23 Oct 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XL871	820 Sqn FAA RN	0	Mediterranean Sea, 80 miles W of Malta		w/o
28 Oct 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XL869	815 Sqn FAA RN	1	1 mile off Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland		w/o
6 Nov 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XL838	824 Sqn FAA RN	0	5 miles from HMS Victorious, in Mediterranean Sea off Malta		w/o
21 Nov 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAS7 (S-55)	089/BAF	ALAT (French Army Light Aviation)	0	Sidi-bel-Abbés		w/o
11 Dec 1958	Westland Whirlwind HAS.22 (S-55T)	WV202	RAE Farnborough	0	Farnborough, Hampshire		w/o
30 Jan 1959	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XL837	845 Sqn FAA RN	0	Mediterranea Sea, off Malta		w/o
25 Feb 1959	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XK945	845 Sqn FAA RN	0	Mediterranea Sea, off Malta		w/o
14 Apr 1959	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XM663	824 Sqn FAA RN	0	RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall		w/o
21 Apr 1959	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XG579	815 Sqn FAA RN	1	English Channel, 13 miles off Portland, Dorset		w/o
29 Apr 1959	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XJ397	815 Sqn FAA RN	0	Portland Harbour, Dorset		w/o
30 Apr 1959	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XK941	Westland Helicopters Ltd	0	Yeovil Aerodrome, Yeovil, Somerset		w/o
20 Jul 1959	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XG584	815 Sqn FAA RN	0	Portland Harbour, Dorset		w/o
31 Jul 1959	Westland Whirlwind HAR.2 (S-55T)	XJ766	22 Sqn RAF	0	Constantine Bay, Padstow, Cornwall		w/o
28 Sep 1959	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XG575	737 Sqn FAA RN	0	English Channel, 5 miles off Portland, Dorset, England		w/o
20 Jan 1960	Westland Whirlwind HAR.2	XJ728	22 Sqn RAF	0	Sea off Padstow, Cornwall		w/o
20 Jan 1960	Westland Whirlwind HAR 7	XM664	727 NAS FAA RN	0	English Channel, 4 miles off RNAS Portland, Dorset, England		w/o
4 Feb 1960	Westland Whirlwind HAR.7	XM661	737 NAS FAA RN	0	English Channel 8 miles off Portland, Dorset, England		w/o
9 Feb 1960	Westland Whirlwind HAS 7 (S-55T)	XL850	815 Sqn FAA RN	0	HMS Albion, Mediterranean Sea off Gibraltar		w/o
15 Feb 1960	Westland Whirlwind HAR.7	XL849	824 Sqn FAA RN	0	23 miles south of the Lizard, Cornwall		w/o
6 Apr 1960	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XL851	824 Sqn FAA RN	0	off HMS Ark Royal, Mediterranean Sea off Malta		w/o
10 Apr 1960	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XL897	815 Sqn FAA RN	0	HMS Albion, off Singapore		w/o
17 May 1960	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XK933	736 NAS FAA RN	0	Church Ope Cove, near Wareham, Isle of Portland, Dorset		w/o
18 May 1960	Westland Whirlwind HAS7 (S-55)	094/BAB	ALAT (French Army Light Aviation)				w/o
18 May 1960	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XK938	824 Sqn FAA RN	0	Mediterranean Sea off Hal Far, off HMS Ark Royal		w/o
26 May 1960	Westland Whirlwind HAS7 (S-55)	121/BAO	ALAT (French Army Light Aviation)				w/o
27 Jul 1960	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XK909	737 Sqn FAA RN	0	English Channel, off Portland, Dorset		w/o
27 Jul 1960	Westland Whirlwind HAR.4 (S-55T)	XJ761	228 Sqn RAF	0	North Sea, off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk		w/o
unk. date 1960	Westland Whirlwind HAR2 (S-55)	202	ALAT (French Army Light Aviation)	0			w/o
1 Jan 1961	Westland Whirlwind 1 (S-55)	LN-ORL	Hvalfangstselskapet Globus				w/o
11 Jan 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAR.10	XJ762	C(A) MoA/Westland Helicopters Ltd	0	Yeovil Aerodrome, 1 mile west of Yeovil, Somerset		w/o
16 Jan 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7	XN383	737 Sqn FAA RN	0	English Channel, off Portland, Dorset		w/o
3 Feb 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7	XN312	814 Sqn FAA RN	0	Near HMS Hermes, south of Hong Kong		w/o
7 Feb 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7	XN357	719 Sqn FAA RN	0	approx. 12 nm ESE of Torr Head, County Antrim, Northern Ireland		w/o
10 Mar 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7	XL879	824 Sqn FAA RN	0	3 miles N of The Lizard, Cornwall		w/o
20 Mar 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7	XL876	737 Sqn FAA RN	0	English Channel, 3 miles off Portland Harbour Breakwater, Dorset		w/o
20 Apr 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7	XN303	824 Sqn FAA RN	0	near HMS Centaur, Mediterranean Sea, off Malta		w/o
27 Apr 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAR.3	XG580	705 Sqn FAA RN	0	RNAS Predannack, near Mullion, Cornwall		w/o
1 May 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7	XN260	848 Sqn FAA RN	0	Kota Belud Training Area, Sabah, Borneo		w/o
26 May 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7	XM683	848 Sqn FAA RN	0	Celebes Sea, off Borneo, one mile off HMS Bulwark		w/o
1 Jun 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAR.2	XJ765	225 Sqn RAF	2	near RAF Upavon, Wiltshire, England		w/o
7 Jul 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAS.22 (S-55)	WV219	781 Sqn FAA RN	0	Cranfield, Bedfordshire		w/o
31 Jul 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XL873	737 Sqn FAA RN	0	near Sharpness Light Vessel, 6 miles E of Portland, Dorset		w/o
5 Aug 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAR.4 (S-55T)	XL113	228 Sqn RAF	0	1/2 mile off Browns Point, Cullercoats Bay, Northumberland		w/o
5 Sep 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T)	XL854	737 Sqn FAA RN	0	English Channel, 7½ miles SE of Portland Bill, Dorset		w/o
11 Oct 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAR.4 (S-55T)	XJ725	22 Sqn RAF	0	English Channel, off Pegwell Bay, Ramsgate, Kent		w/o
28 Nov 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 (S-55T)	XG572	705 Sqn FAA RN	0	Goonhilly Downs, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall		w/o
7 Dec 1961	Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 (S-55T)	XG578	705 Sqn FAA RN	0	Trenance Farm, near Mullion, Cornwall		w/o
30 Jan 1962	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55)	XN362	824 Sqn FAA RN	0	Straits of Malacca, off Sumatra		w/o
13 Feb 1962	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55)	XN361	825 Sqn FAA RN	0	Eastern Atlantic Ocean 1,150 miles W of Lands End, Cornwall		w/o
10 Mar 1962	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55)	XN381	824 Sqn FAA RN	0	HMS Centaur, Gulf of Aden		w/o
5 May 1962	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55)	XN379	824 Sqn FAA RN	0	Mediterranean Sea, near HMS Centaur, off Malta		w/o
7 May 1962	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55)	XL870	737 Sqn FAA RN	0	Portland Harbour, Dorset		w/o
20 Jun 1962	Westland Whirlwind HAR10 (S-55)	XP392	C(A) MoA/Westland Helicopters Ltd	0	Yeovil, Somerset (EGHG)		w/o
20 Sep 1962	Westland Whirlwind HAS7 (S-55)	087/ABX	ALAT	3	Boutervilliers, Essonne 91		w/o
16 Nov 1962	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7	XN360	Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm	2	1 mi W of South Bishop Island, Pembrokeshire		w/o
8 Dec 1962	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7	XK935	HMS Hermes Ships Flt RN	0	1 mile from HMS Hermes, Gulf of Aden		w/o
24 Apr 1963	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55)	XL872	824 Sqn FAA RN	0	Indian Ocean 115 miles south of Mogadishu		w/o
7 May 1963	Westland Whirlwind HAR10 (S-55)	XK991	228 Sqn RAF	0	North Sea, off Bridlington, East Yorkshire		w/o
23 Jul 1963	Westland Whirlwind HAS7 (S-55)	093/ABY	ALAT		unknown		w/o
24 Jul 1963	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55)	XM668	847 Sqn FAA RN	0	Challaborough Beach, Challaborough Bay, South Hams, Devon		w/o