Incident Westland Scout AH.1 XP849,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139620
 
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Date:Thursday 3 April 1997
Time:
Type:Westland Scout AH.1
Owner/operator:Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS)
Registration: XP849
MSN: F9475
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Netheravon, Wilshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Farnborough airfield, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Damaged beyond repair in a heavy landing at Netheravon, Wiltshire during test flying/autorotation practice, and struck off charge

However, not scrapped: instead sold off for civilian use, repaired and rebuilt. Civil registered as G-CBUH in August 2002. De-registered by the CAA in August 2010, becoming ZK-HQU in New Zealand.

Sources:

1. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1291137/
2. http://www.hmfriends.org.uk/hd06gcbuhgrbig.htm
3. http://westlandscout.com/sitemap.aspx
4. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/12318/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Nov-2011 16:36 Dr. John Smith Added
02-Nov-2011 16:39 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type]
26-May-2013 20:37 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative]
01-Jul-2017 14:49 Aerossurance Updated [Operator]
01-Jul-2017 14:49 Aerossurance Updated [Nature]
12-Jun-2020 08:53 Allach Updated [Operator, Operator]
27-Jun-2022 11:06 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator]

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