ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55409
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| Date: | Saturday 28 September 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado F3 |
| Owner/operator: | British Aerospace Warton Division |
| Registration: | ZE759 |
| MSN: | AT029/3304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea, off Blackpool, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Warton, Lancashire |
| Blackpool Airport, Lancashire (BLK/EGNH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following an overshoot at Blackpool Airport during a test flight from Warton, Lancashire the aircraft began to roll uncontrollably.
Both crew ejected and the aircraft crashed into the sea 60 yards off Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Both crew members were rescued from being dragged out to sea by their parachutes by members of the public. Caused by a small object which had jammed to taileron control.
A lengthy rebuild had recently been completed on the Tornado using the centre fuselage from Tornado F2 ZD904
Sources:
1. Flight International 9-15 Oct 1996
2. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1996/oct/17/tornado-crash-blackpool
3. http://www.ukserials.com/images/losses/ze759.jpg
4. http://www.tornado-data.com/Production/RAF%20Crash%20Data.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2010 12:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2011 22:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2012 10:07 | Davep900 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2013 22:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2014 20:23 | TB | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 10-Nov-2015 19:06 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
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