ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139621
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 September 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Scout AH.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 658 Sqn AAC |
| Registration: | XP910 |
| MSN: | F9511 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Netheravon, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Netheravon, Wiltshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Immediately after take off from Netheravon, Wiltshire for an abseiling sortie the nose pitched up and the tail rotor struck the ground. The nose then pitched down and the aircraft rotated into the ground. The three abseilers and the pilot were uninjured. Caused by the failure of the port cyclic servo jack.
Aircraft deemed to be beyond economic repair. To Wroughton store until being allocated to ground instruction at Middle Wallop at the Army's School of Electrical and Aeronautical Engineering
Later rebuilt to static display standards, and now serving as gate-guard for the Museum of Army Flying at Middle Wallop
Sources:
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/XP910.html
www.ukserials.com/losses-1989.htm
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=XP910
http://westlandscout.com/sitemap.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2011 23:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Sep-2012 02:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2012 11:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2013 05:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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