ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90223
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| Date: | Monday 12 April 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XS154 |
| MSN: | WA/113 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nanga Gaat, Sarawak -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Nanga Gaat, Sarawak | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided with XS151 whilst approaching landing zone. The rotor blades touched and both helicopters crashed into a river. Aircrewman Petty Officer Ted Crispin survived.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
2. http://albiefield.co.uk/Sarawak/nangagaat/nangagaat.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2011 04:42 | TB | Added |
| 06-Mar-2011 13:41 | TB | Updated |
| 21-Sep-2011 15:37 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 01:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2012 12:13 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2013 22:50 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2013 09:17 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2013 04:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2013 17:57 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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