Incident Westland WS-51 Dragonfly HR.3 WG669,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164762
 
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Date:Thursday 9 June 1960
Time:
Type:Westland WS-51 Dragonfly HR.3
Owner/operator:Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Registration: WG669
MSN: WA/H/039
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Predannack, Cornwall -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed during autorotation landing after tail rotor blade broke away.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Mar-2014 23:00 Dr. John Smith Added
03-Apr-2015 16:07 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]

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