ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140092
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| Date: | Friday 6 June 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAC Jet Provost T5A |
| Owner/operator: | 7 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XW411 |
| MSN: | EEP/JP/1033 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between High Baxtons Farm and Ouldray Farm, Helmsley, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 6/6/1986 when the aircraft collided mid-air with Jet Provost T5A XW407 when visual contact was lost during a tail chase. The leader then noticed the other aircraft ahead of him and despite taking avoiding action he struck and removed the tail section of the No.2 aircraft. All three crew ejected safely.
XW411 crashed between High Baxtons Farm and Ouldray Farm. Jet Provost XW407 skimmed the canopy and took the tail off this aircraft. XW411 was destroyed with Cat. 5(s)FA damage being recorded in the incident and was formally struck off charge on 27th June 1986.
Instructor Pilot - S/Ldr Robert (Bob) W Lindo BSc RAF (5201342N), aged 36, seriously injured, broke his back in three places. Pupil Pilot - F/O David Bryson RAF, injured.
XW411 was formally struck off charge on 27/6/1986 as Cat.5 (Scrap)
Sources:
1. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/81-2000/xw411.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194614/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1986.htm
3. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/jet-provost-crashes/
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XW
5. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/t5-xw404-to-xw419/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2011 16:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Mar-2012 06:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 29-Oct-2014 23:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2014 23:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2018 17:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
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