ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20201
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| Date: | Thursday 29 May 2008 |
| Time: | 15:38 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter Squirrel HT.2 |
| Owner/operator: | 670 Sqn AAC |
| Registration: | ZJ247 |
| MSN: | 3035 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles ESE of Great Torrington, Kingscott, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Middle Wallop, Hampshire (EGVP) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Struck power lines and crashed near Kingscott, north Devon. One crew member was killed at the scene, the other died later in hospital. The helicopter had been part of a two ship formation operating from Middle Wallop. According to the following extract from the Board of Inquiry report into the incident:
"At approximately 1538 hours (hrS)l on Thu 29 May 08, Squirrel helicopter HT2 ZJ247 operated by 670 Squadron Army Air Corps (670 Sqn AAC), operating as one of a pair of aircraft, struck a set of 3 x 33 kilovolt (kV) wires strung across the Kingscott Valley, Devon (approximately 5 nautical miles (nm) east-south-east of Great Torrington). The aircraft was seen by the crew of the other Squirrel. and one eye-witness on the ground to depart controlled flight and fall through the tree canopy. The aircraft impacted the ground at Grid Reference (Grid) SS 541173 (50.23'N 04.62'E). The accident resulted in fatal injuries to both members of the crew, a Qualified Helicopter Instructor (QHI) and Student, and the'loss of the aircraft.
Having struck the wires, the aircraft came to rest in a steep sided wooded valley containing a small stream running through the centre. The wreckage lay on the eastern Slope of the valley, lying inverted,'leaning port side down, with the nose pointing down-slope. There was a strong smell of fuel in the immediate vicinity of the wreckage and smoke was seen to be emanating from the engine exhaust."
Sources:
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7426909.stm
2. https://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1317593,00.html
3. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/board-of-inquiry-into-the-squirrel-zj-247-helicopter-crash-at-kingscott-valley-devon-on-29-may-2008
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-18022010
5. https://www.devonlive.com/Dedication-held-crash-victims/story-12148643-detail/story.html
6. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/may/29/military
7. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?81271-Helicopter-Crash-Torrington-Area-Devon
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2008 21:07 | plane freak | Added |
| 30-May-2008 01:31 | anon | Updated |
| 30-May-2008 05:40 | markstep | Updated |
| 15-Sep-2012 13:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2013 17:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Aug-2014 18:34 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 10-Dec-2014 01:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2014 01:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2015 05:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2018 17:16 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2020 18:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2020 10:28 | sicak | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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