Incident Eurocopter AS 350BB Squirrel HT1 ZJ276,
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Date:Friday 20 April 2012
Time:15:46
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter AS 350BB Squirrel HT1
Owner/operator:Defence Helicopter Flying School, 660 Sqn AAC
Registration: ZJ276
MSN: 3014
Year of manufacture:1997
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Chetwynd, Shropshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Shawbury, Shropshire (EGOS)
Destination airport:Chetwynd, Shropshire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-G-BXLE; delivered 9/10/1997 - to ZJ276 13/10/1997. Crashed at Chetwynd, Shropshire and broke into three sections. The solo pilot escaped safely. Wreckage recovered to RAF Shawbury, Shropshire (EGOS) for crash investigation.

Sources:

1. http://www.militaryaircraftmarkings.co.uk/MAMupdate84-2012.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=ZJ
4. RAF BoI Report: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/78688/Squirrel_ZJ276_Service_Inquiry_Part_1-3.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Oct-2012 14:31 Dr. John Smith Added
01-May-2013 17:24 Nepa Updated [Operator]
10-Jun-2013 01:16 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]
10-Jun-2013 01:17 Dr. John Smith Updated [[Source]]
12-Aug-2014 17:44 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code]
13-Sep-2015 10:37 Dr. John Smith Updated [Embed code]
25-Dec-2016 00:58 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Source]
29-Jan-2017 13:14 rvargast17 Updated [Cn, Damage]

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