ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55539
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 June 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XW916 |
| MSN: | 712071 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering |
| RNAS Yeovilton (YEO/EGDY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 17 June 1986: Crashed short of runway 27 at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset after a major electrical failure 15 nautical miles out whilst on approach, followed by fuel starvation, and subsequent loss of thrust.
The pilot - Flight Lieutenant Gerry Humphreys - ejected safely two seconds before the aircraft struck the ground, and landed 1/4 miles away.
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%201447.html
2. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19860617_xw916.pdf
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20111206134315/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/Harrier.html
5. Photo of crash: http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1134504/
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses#UK_operated_Harriers_2
7. Halley, James J (2001). Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-311-0.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2009 06:19 | harro | Updated |
| 12-Aug-2011 00:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2013 01:39 | Blackis200 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2013 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2014 00:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2016 06:51 | Hum | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2016 07:06 | Hum | Updated [Photo, ] |
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