Status: | |
Date: | Monday 26 June 1972 |
Type: | de Havilland DH-114 Sea Heron C.1 |
Operator: | Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm (FAA) |
Registration: | XR444 |
MSN: | 14091 |
First flight: | 1955 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Irish Sea ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Ditched when all four engines failed. Upon investigation it was found that the wing fuel tanks had not been selected thus starving the engines of fuel.
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