Accident Westland Sea King HAS5 XZ917,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73286
 
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Date:Friday 6 March 1981
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sea King HAS5
Owner/operator:Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Registration: XZ917
MSN: WA877
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5 mi S of Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:HMS Invincible
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collided with Sea King XZ915 during approach to ship and crashed in the Engisch Channel.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1981.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Mar-2010 11:27 TB Added
04-Mar-2010 03:10 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
04-Mar-2010 23:41 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Jan-2013 10:29 Nepa Updated [Operator]
04-Jun-2013 17:51 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2013 13:59 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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