ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64959
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| Date: | Thursday 14 November 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Lynx AH7 |
| Owner/operator: | 655 Sqn Brit. AAC |
| Registration: | XZ186 |
| MSN: | 072 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gortin Glen, Omagh, County Tyrone -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Lynx suffered a bird strike while operating in Northern Ireland. It crashed during a forced landing after the main rotor struck a hillside. One soldier on board was killed and nine were injured. The fatality was later named as Cpl Matthew Maddocks, aged 28
Sources:
1. Flight International 13/19 May 1992 p.29 at https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1992/1992%20-%201225.html
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1991.htm
3. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/19628/
4. https://www.memorialatpeninsula.org/?p=14044
5. http://nivets.org.uk/ROH/certs/M0687.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2010 10:44 | harro | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2010 13:15 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2010 15:15 | TB | Updated [Date, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2011 04:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2012 12:03 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2012 13:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2012 10:14 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2016 18:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2017 18:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 16:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2020 14:56 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2022 05:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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