ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139566
Last updated: 18 June 2013
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| Date: | 26-FEB-1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Scout AH.1 prototype |
| Operator: | Royal Aircraft Establishment |
| Registration: | XP166 |
| C/n / msn: | S2/5311 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Farnborough, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Farnborough, Hampshire |
Badly damaged when the main rotor blades were struck by flying wooden debris at Farnborough, Hants. This resulted in damage to the entire dynamic system. It was not repaired and was allocated to the dump at Farnborough and later used for ground instruction there. Later re-registered G-APVL and privately owned at East Dereham, Norfolk
Sources:
1. http://www.helis.com/database/cn/313
2. http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/ah1900/cicuprod.html
3. http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/hancrash.html
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htmEarly, SARO built P.531-2 (at Eastleigh) turned into Scout AH.1 XP166, in the static display at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2009.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2011 02:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Jun-2013 00:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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