ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139291
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 November 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Scout AH.1 |
| Owner/operator: | A&AEE |
| Registration: | XP192 |
| MSN: | S2/8447 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Boscome Down, Wiltshire [EGDM] |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 13/11/1962, during a simulated engine failure at high speed and low level at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, the tail rotors struck the ground and the main rotors then severed the rear fuselage. Initially thought repairable but was later declared a write off
Struck off charge as Cat.5(G/I) and used for ground instruction at Middle Wallop from 15/9/1967. To RNAY Wroughton for storage 13/9/1978. To RMCS Shrivenham 18/6/1984, subsequently scrapped.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
2. http://www.westlandscout.com/Pages/ScoutProductionList.aspx
3. https://www.helis.com/database/model/854/
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XP
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2011 16:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Oct-2013 02:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2014 17:39 | Route | Updated [Operator] |
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