ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137208
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 March 1988 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1 |
| Owner/operator: | Manchester and Salford UAS RAF |
| Registration: | XX712 |
| MSN: | BH.120/361 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Southport Seafront, Merseyside -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | EGOW |
| EGOW | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
XX712 had taken off for a routine training sortie with an Acting Pilot Officer with MASUAS on board. The aircraft did not adhere to the authorized sortie plan and was seen flying low over the Southport area of Merseyside.
XX712 then flew over the beach and began performing some aerobatic manoeuvres. During this the aircraft entered a spin at low level, which he was unable to recover from. The aircraft impacted the beach but did not immediately catch fire. Members of the public tried to remove the pilot from the wreckage as a fire had begun, but they were unable to free his harness. The aircraft was then engulfed in a fire ball and they were forced back.
Per eyewitness report from a friend of the pilot: "He spun his Bulldog into Southport beach and survived the impact. The first responder was an off duty fireman but he was confused by the two harness releases (seat and parachute) so ran to his car a few yards away to get a knife to cut the straps. When he got back the aircraft caught fire."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19880302_xx712.pdf
2. http://www.south-lancs-aviation.bravepages.com/Woodvale%20Incidents.htm
3. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/510743-wollongong-fatal-crash-march-2013-a-2.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20130724042146/http://planetrace.co.uk/1980_-1989_15.html
5. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/770063/response/1849540/attach/html/4/19880302%20BOI%20Bulldog%20T1%20XX712%20Redacted.pdf.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2011 03:45 | sirjames111 | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2013 18:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2013 18:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Nov-2014 13:13 | sirjames111 | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2020 22:11 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Feb-2020 10:56 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2020 07:16 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Oct-2021 09:29 | Ian Scott | Updated [Country, Source] |
| 23-Oct-2021 09:35 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
| 21-Jun-2022 20:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country] |
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