ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55409
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 28-SEP-1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado F3 |
| Operator: | British Aerospace Warton Division |
| Registration: | ZE759 |
| C/n / msn: | AT039/3304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Irish Sea, off Blackpool, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Warton |
| Blackpool |
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:
Flight International 9-15 Oct 1996
www.ukserials.com
http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1996/oct/17/tornado-crash-blackpoolhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLcVIgmcVpw
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2010 12:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, 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] |
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