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| Date: | Thursday 5 May 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E (HT.2) |
| Owner/operator: | 705 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XS704 |
| MSN: | 2291 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Predannack, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall |
| RNAS Predannack, Cornwall |
Written off 5/5/1966: A skid struck the ground heavily at Predannack, Cornwall after a practice engine failure after take off. Control was lost and XS704 rolled onto its starboard side badly damaging the fuselage and tail boom. To Fleetlands and was stripped for spares
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
2. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/57/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2013 06:40 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 08-Sep-2013 04:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 26-Feb-2014 14:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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