ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139292
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| Date: | 03-JAN-1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Scout AH.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Flt AAC |
| Registration: | XR638 |
| MSN: | F9538 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Marlborough, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RNAY Wroughton, Wiltshire |
| AAC Middle Wallop | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Encountered engine problems while on a delivery flight from Wroughton to Middle Wallop. It lost height and crashed tail first at Marlborough, Wiltshire. It then caught fire and burnt out killing the two crew. Caused by inadvertent closure of the fuel cock in mistake for the heater control
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Scout
The Marlborough Times, 7 January 1966, p.1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2011 18:56 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-May-2013 19:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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