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| Date: | Sunday 6 November 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind 4 (S-55T) |
| Owner/operator: | 110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XJ412 |
| MSN: | WA38 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tinker's Hill, Tongod, North Borneo -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Unknown |
| Tinker's Hill |
Whilst unloading at a mountaintop site the load (which was in a net) became stuck in the cabin door space. This caused a yaw, which the pilot thought to be a tail rotor failure and performed an emergency landing. There was some damage to the battery bay when it landed on a tree stump and the aircraft came to rest at an alarming angle.
Due to the remote location, the aircraft was not recovered and remains there to this day.
Sources:
1. Category Five, Colin Cummings
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
3. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26328/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2013 14:47 | Sirjames111 | Added |
| 13-Jun-2013 18:47 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 16-Jul-2013 00:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Country, Source, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 16:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 29-Apr-2014 08:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Jul-2014 02:05 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Nov-2014 15:38 | Froome | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 22-Jun-2020 06:43 | PetrusHS | Updated [Location, Photo, ] |
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