Accident Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIA CF-03,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28886
 
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Date:Wednesday 16 April 1980
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIA
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: CF-03
MSN: T-262
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lille-Lesquin (LIL) -   France
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)
Destination airport:local
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
During a touch-and-go, engine went into "full reverse" and "BAF53" crashed on the runway. Capt. vl. Jean-Claude Timmermans (trainee) and ADC vl. Etienne Lemmens (instructor) died.

Sources:

http://www.belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Fairchild+Swearingen+Merlin+IIIA

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
17-Oct-2010 14:07 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
17-Oct-2010 14:10 TB Updated [Narrative]
21-Apr-2017 16:41 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Nature]
02-Jul-2022 04:00 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]

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