ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137174
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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Sea Harrier FRS1 |
| Owner/operator: | 801 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | ZD609 |
| MSN: | 41H-912048 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wentwood Forest, 1nm NE of Parc Seymour, Chepstow, Gwent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (EGDY) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Suffered a pitch control restriction probably caused by a foreign object while acting as No 2 during a three aircraft low level loose tactical formation flight. The pilot (Lt. H. Mitchell) ejected at 100 feet and three seconds before impact.
The ejection changed the centre of gravity of the aircraft and it climbed clear of the ground. The No 3 aircraft who’s radio had failed then joined up with the pilotless aircraft thinking it to be the leader.
He followed ZD609 through a series of manoeuvres for two minutes until it crashed into Wentwood Forest, 1nm NE of Parc Seymour, Chepstow, Gwent
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1991.htm
2. htpt://www.ejection-history.org.uk/project/year_pages/1991.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20130624074648/http://www.targetlock.org.uk:80/seaharrier/production_uk.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 May 1986 | ZD609 | 800 NAS FAA RN | 0 | NAS Pensacola, FL |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2012 09:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2013 11:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Nov-2014 23:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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