ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137981
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| Date: | Friday 23 February 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Harrier T.4A(N) |
| Owner/operator: | 899 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XZ445 |
| MSN: | 212031 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leigh Hill, Churchstanton, 4 miles from Wellington, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (EGDY) |
| RNAS Yeovilton (EGDY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during a training exercise while in thick fog near to the village of Churchstanton, four miles from Wellington, Somerset, thirty minutes after take off from Yeovilton. XZ445 slid for 300 yards across fields and a road before exploding in flames.
Neither of the crew ejected and both were killed. The cause was attributed to the pilot using an updated head up display which differed to what he was used to. Crew later named as Lt Commander Auckland of 899 NAS and passenger Chief Petty Officer Brooks.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1996.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194638/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1996.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20130624074648/http://www.targetlock.org.uk:80/seaharrier/production_uk.html
4. https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1996/mar/11/aircraft-crashes
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2011 13:23 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 27-Aug-2011 20:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2011 20:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants] |
| 15-Jan-2013 11:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2013 00:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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