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| Date: | Monday 30 September 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Harrier II GR Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZD412 |
| MSN: | P41 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Gütersloh -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gütersloh (EDUO) |
During a conventional take off from Gütersloh, Germany. The pilot mistakenly believed the aircraft was not becoming airborne. Leaving the runway it went through the barrier and perimeter fence into the River Ems.
Pilot - later named as Flt. Lt. M. Zanker - ejected safely.
Sources:
Flight International 13/19 May 1992 at http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1991/1991%20-%202612.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/2000/oct/23/air-accidents-investigation-branch
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2010 11:09 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2011 22:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2012 03:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2019 19:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:08 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 11:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 07-Apr-2024 06:35 | Tower power | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 13-Jun-2025 06:52 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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