ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157736
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 July 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
| Owner/operator: | 899 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XJ489 |
| MSN: | 10016 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Braunton Burrows, near RAF Chivenor, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (YEO/EGDY) |
| RAF Chivenor, Devon (EGDC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 24/7/1968: The pilot was attempting an emergency assymetric landing at Chivenor, Devon following an engine failure during a test flight. The aircraft rolled onto its back during the final turn and crashed onto marshland 1,000 yards from the runway near to Crow Point toll road on Braunton Burrows: both crew killed:
The probable cause of the aircraft rolling on to its back was cross-coupling of the flying controls in an assymetric condition, a phenomenon little understood at that time.
BOOTH, Frederick R D, Lieutenant (pilot)
MCKENZIE, Donald R, Lieutenant (observer)
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1092333/
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/seavixenpics/xj489.jpg]
4. http://www.seavixen.org/correlation-squadrons-ships/899-sqn-to-hms-eagle-1966-to-1968
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braunton_Burrows
6. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1966-69.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2013 10:57 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Feb-2014 12:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Aug-2015 21:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2015 08:57 | David Chappell | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2021 08:35 | Gmac | Updated [Embed code] |
| 18-Feb-2021 08:36 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
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