Incident Hawker Siddeley Sea Harrier FRS1 ZA191,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137166
 
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Date:Wednesday 4 October 1989
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HAR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Siddeley Sea Harrier FRS1
Owner/operator:801 Sqn FAA RN
Registration: ZA191
MSN: 41H-912030
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:English Channel, near HMS Ark Royal, 10 miles off Lyme Regis, Dorset -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:HMS Ark Royal, English Channel off Dorset
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collided with a mast on HMS Ark Royal damaging a wing. The pilot (Lt. Paul Simmonds-Short) ejected and ZA191 crashed 10 miles off Lyme Regis, Dorset

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20111206015544/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/accidentsindex.htm]l
http://web.archive.org/web/20160303231421/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaHarrier.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20130321095657/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/dorset/dorcrash.html
http://www.btinternet.com/~a.c.walton/navy/shar-ser.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20130624074648/http://www.targetlock.org.uk:80/seaharrier/production_uk.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Oct-2012 11:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Jan-2013 15:09 Nepa Updated [Operator]
14-Nov-2014 20:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Embed code]

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