ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55467
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| Date: | Friday 22 October 1999 |
| Time: | 13:13 |
| Type: |  BAe Hawk T.1A |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XX193 |
| MSN: | 312040 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Skew Bridge, 1 mile N of Shap, Cumbria -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire (EGUW) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Clipped trees and smashed into a barn next to an empty holiday home north of Shap between Penrith and Kendal, Cumbria killing the two crew. A motorist, who was crossing the bridge at the time, suffered cuts, bruises and burns when his van was struck by debris. The West Coast railway line and the adjacent A6 road were both closed while debris was recovered
The RAF has named the dead men as Squadron Leader Mike Andrews, 38, divorced, of Hampshire, and Flight Lieutenant Steve Todd, 28, married, of Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19991022_xx193.pdf
2. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fatal-raf-jet-crash-linked-to-excessive-workload-of-pilot-605453.html
3. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/1999/oct/23/2
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/483193.stm
5. http://www.gravestonepix.com/contents1a/2009/10/shap-air-crash-anniversary/?doing_wp_cron
6. http://aircrashsites.co.uk/air-crash-sites-5/bae-hawk-xx193/
7. http://www.cwherald.com/a/archive/mystery-of-what-happened-in-last-18-seconds-before.212830.html
8. http://www.cwherald.com/a/archive/memorial-service-marks-10th-anniversary-of-shap-air-tragedy.334927.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2011 13:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2013 18:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2013 01:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 28-Nov-2014 18:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 02-May-2019 15:02 | Jcrawfs | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-May-2019 15:09 | Jcrawfs | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2021 17:14 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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