Incident Westland Sea King HAS1 XV646,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73307
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Tuesday 25 October 1977
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sea King HAS1
Owner/operator:Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Registration: XV646
MSN: WA634
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Atlantic Ocean -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:HMS Hermes
Destination airport:HMS Hermes
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Struck the deck of the ship after loss of control during exercise and ditched alongside the ship.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1977.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Mar-2010 08:21 TB Added
04-Mar-2010 08:36 TB Updated [Location]
12-Dec-2012 10:44 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
15-Jan-2013 10:33 Nepa Updated [Operator]
21-Jun-2013 17:27 TB Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org