ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162103
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 November 2013 |
| Time: | 12:13 |
| Type: |  BAe Hawk 66 |
| Owner/operator: | Finnish Air Force |
| Registration: | HW-3.. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Lake Salamajärvi, Perho, E of Kauhava Air Force Base - EFKA -
 Finland
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | EFKA |
| EFKA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Three Ilmavoimat/Finnish Air Force Hawk from Lentosotakoulu/Fighter training wing were involved in a dogfight exercise. Two jets were chasing a third jet. When the two BAe Hawk 66 jets passed each other for the eighth time they collided and crashed in the area of Lake Salamajärvi - Perho municipality. One jet lost its left wing and the pilot ejected safety and got only minor injuries. The fuselage of the other jet broke around the cockpit area and the pilot was killed instantly. The rescue system was also damaged in the collision.
The third jet was not involved in the collision and could return to Kauhava AB after marking the collision for rescue forces.
Sources:
http://yle.fi/uutiset/kaksi_ilmavoimien_hawkia_pudonnut_-_koneiden_hylyt_on_loydetty/6932160
http://yle.fi/uutiset/pilot_dead_in_hawk_collision/6932645
http://www.lentoposti.fi/uutiset/kauhavalla_hawk_onnettomuus_lentajat_kayttivat_heittoistuimia
http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2013112517758367_uu.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2013 11:21 | Padidiver | Added |
| 13-Nov-2013 14:14 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2013 14:36 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2013 15:59 | slowkid | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Nov-2013 18:26 | Masen63 | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2013 09:26 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Nov-2013 16:40 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2013 18:24 | Masen63 | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2013 07:48 | Penu | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2013 10:27 | Penu | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Nov-2014 20:22 | Masen63 | Updated [Narrative] |
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