ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65035
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| Date: | Monday 22 December 2003 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Westland Gazelle AH1 |
| Owner/operator: | British Army Air Corps (AAC) |
| Registration: | ZB676 |
| MSN: | 1975 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gransha, Londonderry -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh |
| Ballykelly (BOL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed near City of Derry rugby club in Judges Road, Gransha, Londonderry, Northern Ireland killing both crew on board (Capt Andrew Nicholl (27) and Sgt Simon Bennett (35)).
The aircraft was hovering at about 800 feet when it was seen by eyewitnesses to drop nose down and spiral into the ground, crashing on to the Londonderry Rugby Club ground in Judges Road. After a lengthy investigation the board of inquiry were not able to establish the cause of the crash and returned a finding of ‘Not Positively Determined’
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2003.htm
2. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/dec/22/northernireland.military
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/3341521.stm
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/5128724.stm
5. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/113151-gazelle-down-ni.html
6. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1450055/Pilots-killed-in-helicopter-crash.html
7. https://www.palacebarracksmemorialgarden.co.uk/archive/Army%20Air%20Corps.htm
8. https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/two-killed-as-army-helicopter-crashes-1-499009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2011 06:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2013 18:36 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2016 13:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2016 17:10 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 11-Nov-2016 18:31 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
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