ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64961
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 March 1987 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Westland Lynx AH1 |
| Owner/operator: | British Army Air Corps (AAC) |
| Registration: | XZ204 |
| MSN: | 107/1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schallern/Erwitte -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Soest-Bad Sassendorf (EDLZ) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Six minutes after take off from Soest, West Germany on a post rectification test flight, the tail rotor gearbox failed due to lack of oil. The aircraft spiralled into the garden of a private house at Schallern and caught fire after a fence pierced the fuel tanks.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20121123090555/http://www.scramble.nl:80/milbase.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20120117212329/http://www.schallern.de:80/feuerwehr/feuerwehr_einsaetze.php
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1987.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2010 14:56 | TB | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2011 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2011 01:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2012 10:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2012 11:23 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
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