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| Date: | Friday 27 April 1990 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HC2 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XV719 |
| MSN: | WA/614 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bishop's Court, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bishop's Court, Northern Ireland |
Hit the ground during wing over manoeuvre, breaking off the tail. Crew suffered serious injuries.
Sources:
1. Flight International 8-14 May 1991
2. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19900427_xv719.pdf
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1990.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2008 01:28 | harro | Updated |
| 19-Jan-2011 03:05 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jan-2011 03:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 08-Oct-2012 14:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Oct-2012 11:17 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2013 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 12-Jun-2013 15:15 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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