ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55484
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| Date: | Monday 3 November 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawk T.1A |
| Owner/operator: | CFS "Red Arrows" Aerobatic Display Team |
| Registration: | XX297 |
| MSN: | 127/312122 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton (SQZ/EGXP) |
| RAF Scampton (SQZ/EGXP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a display practice at Scampton, Lincolnshire, the engine surged and cut out after the aircraft flew into the jet wash of the leading aircraft. The pilot was unable to relight the engine and attempted an emergency landing back at base. He however left the airbrakes extended and was forced to eject short of the runway.
Pilot - Flt. Lt. Dan Findlay - ejected safely
Wreckage recovered to RAF Finningley for use as a ground instructional airframe (8933M): finally scrapped at RAF Finningley in 1994
Sources:
1. Flight International 16 May 1987
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222858/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/HAWK/HAWK.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19861103_xx297.pdf
3. http://www.sky-flash.com/Red-Arrows/Hawks.htm
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 04:48 | harro | Updated |
| 07-Aug-2011 00:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2013 13:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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