ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55405
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 November 1999 |
| Time: | 18:20 |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado F3 |
| Owner/operator: | Tornado F3 OEU RAF |
| Registration: | ZE830 |
| MSN: | 718/AT032 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 20 miles east of St. Abbs Head, Lothian, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars (ADX/EGQL) |
| RAF Connigsby (QYC/EGXC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The left hand engine began to break up and exploded. This damaged the right hand engine therefore both crew ejected The aircraft crashed into the North Sea about 20 miles east of St. Abbs Head, Borders. The crew landed on dry land near the village of Birnieknowes and were picked up by a 202 Squadron Sea King from Boulmer.
NOTE: The official RAF/MoD Board of Inquiry into the incident gives the crash location as "Torness Point, 1½nm SE Torness power station". This location is also the one stated in "Hansard", the official record of debates in the UK Parliament as part of a statement to Parliament by the then Secretary of State for Defence.
Sources:
1. http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/Tornado.html
2. http://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-PostWWII.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162447/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/tornado.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1999.htm
5. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19991117_ze830.pdf
6. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/2000/oct/23/air-accidents-investigation-branch
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2011 07:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2014 18:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2018 15:38 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2020 15:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Feb-2022 21:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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