ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139729
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 November 2011 |
| Time: | 11:09 |
| Type: |  BAe Hawk T1 |
| Owner/operator: | Red Arrows RAF |
| Registration: | XX177 |
| MSN: | 312024/024 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, EGXP |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A pilot of the RAF - Red Arrows display team rushed to Lincoln County Hospital with life-threatening injuries after the ejection seat was activated accidentally and the parachute failed to deploy properly.
The accident happened when the aircraft was standing on the ground at RAF Scampton - EGXP.
Terrible sad news that the pilot (Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham - Red 5) died in hospital of his injuries.
In January 2018, Martin-Baker Aircraft Ltd (the manufacturer of the aircraft's ejector seat) pleaded guilty to a charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15640104
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15655865
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-25943211
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42773834
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2059004/Red-Arrows-accident-Pilot-Sean-Cunningham-killed-RAF-Scampton.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2059327/Red-Arrows-incident-Jets-grounded-RAF-launches-safety-probe-pilot-death.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2548135/Coroner-slams-ejector-seat-manufacturer-failing-warn-RAF-defects-led-death-Red-Arrows-pilot.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5297343/Ejection-manufacturer-guilty-Red-Arrows-pilot-death.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/sep/26/ejector-seat-maker-to-be-prosecuted-red-arrows-pilots-death-sean-cunningham
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/22/red-arrows-ejector-seat-safety-breach-pilot-death
https://news.sky.com/story/ejector-seat-maker-pleads-guilty-over-red-arrows-pilots-death-11218231
https://www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/red-arrows/
https://www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/red-arrows/
https://www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/red-arrows/
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/service-inquiry-into-the-accident-involving-hawk-tmk1-xx177
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2011 09:20 | RobertMB | Added |
| 08-Nov-2011 10:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 08-Nov-2011 10:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2011 09:58 | BRC | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2011 12:11 | MarkStep | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2012 12:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2014 07:37 | MarkStep | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Aug-2014 07:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Jan-2018 12:32 | MarkStep | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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