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| Date: | Tuesday 28 July 2020 |
| Time: | 22:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing Chinook HC6A (CH-47) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF), 18(B) Sqn |
| Registration: | ZA683 |
| MSN: | MA014/M7031 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Berthlwyd Farm, near Llangynin, Carmarthenshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Odiham RAF Station (ODH/EGVO) |
RAF Chinook had a wire strike (overhead power lines), and force landed in a field at Berthlwyd farm, near Llangynin, Carmarthenshire at 22:30 local time on 28 July 2020; in a picture damage can be seen to the nose and all three front cockpit windows caused by a simultaneous strike of three power cables. Minor injuries reported due to glass debris.
Press reports indicate that the Chinook was still at the location where it force landed for several days (until at least 31 July 20), pending a decision upon whether to instigate temporary on site repairs and fly the helicopter out - or to dismantle the Chinook on site and remove it by road. In a film of the aircraft flying out of the field shown on RAF Odiham 'X' (formerly Twitter) official account, the aircraft is reported and shown being flown out on 6 August 2020, minor damage can also be seen on the front port side of the fuselage and to a front port side cabin window.
Sources:
1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53575570
2. http://pembrokeshire-herald.com/60436/chinook-helicopter-in-downed-wire-strike-in-field-near-st-clears2/
3. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/chinook-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-18679134
4. https://twnews.co.uk/gb-news/sleepy-welsh-village-woken-up-with-a-start-when-a-helicopter-hit-power-lines
5. http://pembrokeshire-herald.com/60436/chinook-helicopter-in-downed-wire-strike-in-field-near-st-clears2/
6. https://www.raf.mod.uk/aircraft/chinook/
7. https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/634424-chinook-power-line-strike-wales.html
8. https://www.forces.net/news/chinook-forced-land-welsh-field-after-incident
9. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=116277
10. https://www.facebook.com/Scramblemagazine/photos/a.216124641747411/3853978514628654/?type=3&theater&ifg=1
11. https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2020-07-29/the-quiet-carmarthenshire-village-where-a-chinook-helicopter-hit-power-lines-and-crash-landed
12. https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/chinook-crash-carmarthen.323948/
13. https://www.airlive.net/a-raf-chinook-made-an-emergency-landing-in-wales-after-it-is-suspected-to-have-hit-power-line/
13. https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/units/raf-safety-centre/air-clues/raf-safety-centre-documents/air-clues-safety-magazine-issue-35/
Media:
Sleepy Welsh village describes being woken with a start when a Chinook helicopter 'hit power lines' https://t.co/ugndcwT6Uf pic.twitter.com/RXXiZxcEDj
— WalesOnline (@WalesOnline) July 29, 2020
One very lucky #CH47 #Chinook crew from the @RoyalAirForce pic.twitter.com/UMDFOLG8kZ
— Mark Bate (@Mark_Bate_UK) July 29, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2020 05:51 | Sirjames111 | Added |
| 29-Jul-2020 07:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, ] |
| 29-Jul-2020 17:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2020 18:50 | Geno | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 29-Jul-2020 20:17 | franka | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2020 22:14 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 30-Jul-2020 07:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2020 09:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2020 08:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2020 11:46 | MiG15 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 12-Aug-2020 16:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2021 13:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2023 07:38 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 10-Feb-2024 13:00 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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