ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82633
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| Date: | Monday 24 April 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2 |
| Owner/operator: | 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XT893 |
| MSN: | 2333 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 miles E of Flamborough Head, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk (EGUW) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
After refuelling from a TriStar tanker, the senior pilot demonstrated to the first tour pilot the airflow effects over the wings at maximum Angle Of Attack. The aircraft entered a right hand roll which developed into a spin from which the crew could not recover.
Both crew (Squadron Leader Chris J. Bagnall and Flight Lieutenant Richard A. H. Watson) ejected at 15,000 ft and XT893 crashed into the North Sea approximately 30 miles east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.
The failure to complete trim and balance checks after refuelling was a contributory cause to the accident
NOTE: Several published sourced give the location of the accident as "48 miles E of Flamborough Head". However, the official published MoD report into the accident gives the crash location as "30 miles East of Flambrorough Head"
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019205516/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_Phantom_RAF.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19890424_xt893.pdf
3. www.f4phantoms.co.uk/details.php?plane_id=52
4. http://www.oocities.org/g111258/Accidents.html
5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nigelblake/4353629903/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Oct-2012 16:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2013 07:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 27-May-2013 05:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-May-2013 01:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2013 01:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-May-2013 01:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2013 16:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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