ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140129
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| Date: | 14-MAR-1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T3 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS Royal Air Force (1 FTS RAF) |
| Registration: | XN504 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/10165 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Rufforth, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire (EGXU) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Jet Provost T.3 XN504 crashed 14/3/1963: The engine failed to respond to a throttle increase while in the circuit at Rufforth, North Yorkshire. The crew ejected when they realized that they would not make the runway.
Crew were Lt. P L E. Ward (instructor) who ejected at 200 feet, and 85 knots IAS, and sustained minor injuries. The Student pilot - Lt. A. T. Pinney - ejected at 300 feet, and 95 knots IAS, sustaining minor injuries
Wreckage recovered by - and to - 60 MU RAF Dishforth, where formally struck off charge on 18/03/1963 as CAT 5(Scrap). Dumped at RAF Dishforth and later scrapped.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194554/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1963.htm
3. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/t3-xn492-to-xn512/
4. http://www.aircraft-scrapyards-and-gi-airframes.org.uk/jet-provost/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2011 14:54 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Oct-2013 00:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2019 16:42 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Nature] |
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