ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168652
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 November 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR4 |
| Owner/operator: | 31 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZA554 |
| MSN: | 071/BS019/30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near South Creake, Fakenham, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk (KNF/EGYM) |
| RAF Marham, Norfolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a post maintenance check flight the navigator's ejection seat, which had not been correctly secured, fell from the aircraft during an inverted flying manouvre. The navigator was fatally injured. Press and media reported named the fatality as Mike Harland, 44, from Grantham, Lincolnshire, who was a civilian contractor for BAe Systems (not a RAF Navigator)
Tornado ZA554 was otherwise undamaged, and returned safely to RAF Marham.
Sources:
1. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/nov/15/military.uknews4
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11574037
3. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/board-of-inquiry-report-investigating-the-accident-to-tornado-gr-mk4-za554
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162447/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/tornado.htm
5. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1322184/Tornado-navigator-fell-450mph-plane-died-fliers-unaware-safety-checks.html
6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-11566763
7. http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/airman-killed-in-jet-fall-named-1-700077
8. https://stories.swns.com/news/gulf-war-veteran-died-after-parachute-failed-during-accidental-ejection-8692/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2014 18:45 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 08-Dec-2014 04:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Dec-2014 04:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 14-Nov-2018 15:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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