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| Date: | Wednesday 4 October 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Sea Harrier FRS1 |
| Owner/operator: | 801 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | ZA191 |
| MSN: | 41H-912030 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, near HMS Ark Royal, 10 miles off Lyme Regis, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ark Royal, English Channel off Dorset |
Collided with a mast on HMS Ark Royal damaging a wing. The pilot (Lt. Paul Simmonds-Short) ejected and ZA191 crashed 10 miles off Lyme Regis, Dorset
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20111206015544/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/accidentsindex.htm]l
http://web.archive.org/web/20160303231421/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaHarrier.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20130321095657/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/dorset/dorcrash.html
http://www.btinternet.com/~a.c.walton/navy/shar-ser.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20130624074648/http://www.targetlock.org.uk:80/seaharrier/production_uk.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2012 11:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2013 15:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Nov-2014 20:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code, ] |
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