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| Date: | Saturday 1 June 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Sea King HAS5 |
| Owner/operator: | 826 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XZ577 |
| MSN: | WA845 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bay of Bengal, off Chittagong -
 Bangladesh
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Control was lost after striking the flightdeck nets during unauthorised high speed pass over RFA Fort Grange. Ditched and sank. The three crew and four passengers were rescued. The aircraft had been taking part in cyclone relief operations in Bangladesh. The First Pilot had vacated his seat for a ships officer and so was unable to supervise or take control. Aircraft was not recovered.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1991.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Dec-2009 08:56 | TB | Updated |
| 29-Dec-2009 06:12 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 07-Mar-2010 09:57 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jan-2013 11:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Jun-2013 15:35 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2015 11:14 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2016 11:20 | Kraus | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 30-Aug-2020 20:21 | MiG15 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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