Incident Westland Sioux AH.1 XT128,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64743
 
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Date:Monday 14 March 1966
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B47G model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sioux AH.1
Owner/operator:AAC Centre Middle Wallop
Registration: XT128
MSN: 1537
Year of manufacture:1958
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:AAC Middle Wallop, Hampshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:AAC Middle Wallop, Hampshire (EGVP)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Just after departing the dispersal at Middle Wallop, Hants the pilot wrongly diagnosed engine failure when the aircraft sank. It bounced twice and rolled to starboard causing the main and tail rotors to strike the ground. The two crew were uninjured

Sources:

1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
2. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Oct-2011 19:45 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Sep-2013 03:18 Dr.John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source]
21-Feb-2020 14:43 Xindel XL Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]

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