Status: | |
Date: | Monday 8 May 1989 |
Type: | Handley Page HP-137 Jetstream T.2 |
Operator: | Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm (FAA) |
Registration: | XX489 |
MSN: | 279 |
First flight: | 1975-10-31 (13 years 6 months) |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Portland Harbour ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Jetstream crashed into the water after stalling during a wing over manoeuvre during an air display for the Sea Cadet open day at Portland, Dorset. Both crew were killed. The pilot had omitted to re-advance the pitch control levers.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Scramble 320
Photos
accident date:
08-05-1989type: Handley Page HP-137 Jetstream T.2
registration: XX489
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.