Incident Westland Wessex HC2 (S-58T) XV719,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55066
 
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Date:Friday 27 April 1990
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic WESX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Wessex HC2 (S-58T)
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: XV719
MSN: WA/614
Year of manufacture:1967
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bishop's Court, Northern Ireland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bishop's Court, Northern Ireland
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit the ground during wing over manoeuvre, breaking off the tail. Crew suffered serious injuries.

Sources:

1. Flight International 8-14 May 1991
2. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19900427_xv719.pdf
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1990.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Dec-2008 01:28 harro Updated
19-Jan-2011 03:05 TB Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative]
19-Jan-2011 03:18 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
08-Oct-2012 14:38 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
12-Oct-2012 11:17 TB Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
07-Jun-2013 18:53 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code]
12-Jun-2013 15:15 TB Updated [Operator]

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