ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55057
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| Date: | Thursday 26 November 1992 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Puma HC.1 (SA 330E) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XW233 |
| MSN: | WA1205 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bessbrook Mill, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aldergrove (BFS/EGAA) |
| Bessbrook, Northern Ireland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Mid-air collision with Army Air Corps (665 Sqn) Gazelle AH.1 ZB681 (cn1986) during final approach.
The Gazelles rotors hit the cockpit area of the Puma and both helicopters fell to the ground.
Accident caused by inadequate use of the correct radio procedures and a breakdown in the passage of information between the RAF and the AAC.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1992.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2010 12:15 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 07-Sep-2011 12:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2012 12:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2012 03:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2012 04:00 | TB | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2012 15:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2012 12:54 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2017 20:32 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Oct-2021 16:05 | harro | Updated [Date, Time, Source, Accident report] |
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