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| Date: | Friday 20 April 2012 |
| Time: | 15:46 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350BB Squirrel HT1 |
| Owner/operator: | Defence Helicopter Flying School, 660 Sqn AAC |
| Registration: | ZJ276 |
| MSN: | 3014 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Chetwynd, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shawbury, Shropshire (EGOS) |
| Chetwynd, Shropshire |
Ex-G-BXLE; delivered 9/10/1997 - to ZJ276 13/10/1997. Crashed at Chetwynd, Shropshire and broke into three sections. The solo pilot escaped safely. Wreckage recovered to RAF Shawbury, Shropshire (EGOS) for crash investigation.
Sources:
1. http://www.militaryaircraftmarkings.co.uk/MAMupdate84-2012.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=ZJ
4. RAF BoI Report: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/78688/Squirrel_ZJ276_Service_Inquiry_Part_1-3.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2012 14:31 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-May-2013 17:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 10-Jun-2013 01:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 10-Jun-2013 01:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 12-Aug-2014 17:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 13-Sep-2015 10:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 25-Dec-2016 00:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 29-Jan-2017 13:14 | rvargast17 | Updated [Cn, Damage, ] |
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