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| Date: | Monday 2 June 2014 |
| Time: | 11:57 |
| Type: |  Westland Gazelle HT3 |
| Owner/operator: | QinetiQ /Empire Test Pilot School (ETPS) |
| Registration: | XZ936 |
| MSN: | WA1743 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | MOD Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, England. (EGDM) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire (EGDM) |
| Boscombe Down, Wiltshire (EGDM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Suffered a heavy practice engine off landing on the grass at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, which broke off the tail boom. Both crew escaped safely. Initial reports indicate that there was no fault with the aircraft
Sources:
1. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/service-inquiry-incident-involving-gazelle-xz936-on-2-june-2014
2. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/396854/20150116-Gazelle_XZ936_SI_-_2.pdf
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XZ
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2014.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2014 17:47 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 19-Sep-2014 15:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 28-Sep-2015 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jun-2022 18:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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