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| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Wasp HAS.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 829 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XT423 |
| MSN: | F9593 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Port Stanley Harbour off Fipass Jetty, East Falkland -
 Falkland Islands
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Port Stanley, Falkland Islands |
| HMS Endurance, off Port Stanley |
Ditched into Port Stanley Harbour off Fipass Jetty, Falklands after engine failure due to Foreign Object Damage (FOD) on take off. The four crew escaped safely. To ground instruction at Murray Heights, Falklands with 669 Squadron AAC
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1985.htm
2. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/209/
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1103611/
4. http://www.eurodemobbed.org.uk/locations.php?location=1906
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2013 19:34 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Feb-2014 16:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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