ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161343
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Wednesday 24 July 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Saunders Roe Skeeter AOP.12 |
| Owner/operator: | 655 Sqn Brit. AAC |
| Registration: | XL766 |
| MSN: | S2/5072 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heber, between Reinsehlen and Soltau, Lower Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hildesheim, West Germany |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 24/7/1963: Force-landed in a field from 300 feet at Heber* between Reinsehlen and Soltau, West Germany after clutch failure caused loss of rotor drive. The main rotor severed the rear fuselage in the heavy landing
Struck off charge 30/01/1964 as CAT 5(C); remains seen on the dump at 71 MU Bicester in March 1967, subsequently scrapped in 1967-68
(*The Heber is a hogback ridge, relatively small in area and up to 313.5 metres high, in the Lower Saxon Hills within the districts of Goslar, Northeim and Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony at approximate co-ordinates 51° 54′ 0″ N, 10° 6′ 0″ E)
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
2. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/uk/army/types/skeeter12.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XL
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heber_(ridge)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2013 20:31 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2020 18:23 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation