ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58890
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 December 2004 |
| Time: | c. 19:20 |
| Type: |  Westland Lynx HAS3SGM |
| Owner/operator: | 815 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XZ724 |
| MSN: | 186 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 12 mi E of Lizard Point, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Portland, Dorset (EDGP) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into sea during SAR mission after making two circuits searching for a reported man overboard near HMS Montrose, off the Cornish coast. Contact was lost after it had reported to be carrying out a visual search at 100ft. No emergency call was made and the wreckage was later located on the sea bed at a depth of 85 metres. It was concluded that the helicopter had departed from controlled flight following emergency action in response to either an actual or perceived aircraft malfunction.
Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7928573.stm
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2004.htm
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/board-of-inquiry-into-the-loss-of-hms-portlands-lynx-xz724-helicopter-08-dec-2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2009 10:31 | harro | Added |
| 30-Dec-2010 15:53 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Nature] |
| 30-Dec-2010 15:59 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Jan-2011 04:19 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Aug-2011 20:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2012 10:19 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2014 23:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2014 18:46 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 12-Aug-2014 19:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2015 22:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 23-Jan-2016 15:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 16:14 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2021 14:52 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
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