Incident Westland Gazelle AH1 XZ336,
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Date:Tuesday 29 April 1986
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic GAZL model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Gazelle AH1
Owner/operator:British Army Air Corps (AAC)
Registration: XZ336
MSN: 1676
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Hudswell, North Yorkshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:AAC Catterick
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flew into high tension wires while low flying in the Catterick military area. The aircraft came down near Middlemoor Farm, Hudswell injuring the four occupants.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1986.htm
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/xz336.html
Serious birdstrike-related accidents to military aircraft of Europe and Israel: list and analysis of circumstances / W. John Richardson (Published in International 8ird Strike Committee Proceedings and Papers 23)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Aug-2010 13:14 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
07-Sep-2011 08:17 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Mar-2013 20:14 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
16-Mar-2013 20:28 TB Updated [Time, Narrative]

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