Incident Westland Sea King HAS6 ZD631,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73374
 
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Date:Tuesday 10 September 1991
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sea King HAS6
Owner/operator:Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Registration: ZD631
MSN: WA940
Year of manufacture:1984
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:34 mi NW of Esha Ness, Shetland -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:HMS Invincible
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ditched in heavy seas of Atlantic Ocean after main gearbox failure.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1991.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Mar-2010 10:14 TB Added
10-Oct-2012 12:25 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
15-Jan-2013 11:27 Nepa Updated [Operator]
22-Jun-2013 15:39 TB Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2013 15:40 TB Updated [Location, Phase]

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