ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64776
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| Date: | Friday 12 May 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Scout AH1 |
| Owner/operator: | 654 Sqn Brit. AAC |
| Registration: | XP904 |
| MSN: | F9505 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lemgo near Lippstadt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into trees at Lemgo near Lippstadt, West Germany in a near vertical descent with virtually no rotor speed. It struck the ground and caught fire killing the two crew. Possibly caused by inadvertent closure of the fuel cock in mistake for the heater control
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1978.htm
https://www.feuerwehr-lemgo.de/historie/1978-hubschrauberabsturz-in-vossheide
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2011 03:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2012 10:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 10-Jan-2013 11:07 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2013 11:16 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Mar-2015 21:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 17:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2020 14:58 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Sep-2023 19:23 | Anon. | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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