ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55423
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 June 1994 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado F3 |
| Owner/operator: | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZE809 |
| MSN: | AS071 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 45 miles NE of Scarborough, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire (EGXE) |
| RAF Leuchars, Fife (EGQL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the North Sea 45 miles NE of Scarborough, North Yorkshire** after the rear of the aircraft caught fire. The crew ejected at 1,300 feet amsl and were rescued.
A labyrinth seal around the high pressure shaft failed. This caused the shaft to fail and the turbine to over-speed and also fail. An explosion occurred which penetrated the engine casing and severed several hydraulic lines. This started a fire which quickly engulfed the rear of the aircraft.
As a result of this accident, the entire Royal Air Force fleet of Tornado F.3 ADV aircraft underwent modifications to the engine and fuel systems (see link #5).
**NOTE: Several published sources give the crash location as "60 miles East of Newcastle-upon-Tyne". However, the official MoD Board of Inquiry gives the crash location as "45 miles North East of Scarborough". The aircraft was assigned to 111 Squadron, RAF Leuchars, but was "on loan" to a crew from 11 Squadron, RAF Leeming at the time of the accident
Sources:
1. Flight International 16-22 August 1995 p.40 at https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1995/1995%20-%202371.html
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1994.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19940607_ze809.pdf
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162447/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/tornado.htm
5. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uk-forced-to-modify-raf-tornado-advs-21751/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 July 1994 | ZE809 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | 0 | 60 mi E of Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2011 10:50 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2011 22:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2011 00:30 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Country, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 12-Oct-2012 14:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2013 18:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2013 13:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Jan-2014 20:06 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2016 16:43 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2018 18:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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