ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55544
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| Date: | Sunday 3 June 1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XZ135 / P |
| MSN: | 712193 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aschaffenburg (Bayern) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gütersloh |
| Aschaffenburg (EDFC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The engine caught fire due to a disintegrating water pump which severed fuel and hydraulic lines during a display at Aschaffenburg, West Germany. The pilot ejected during an emergency landing after the nose wheel collapsed.
There was one male civilian fatality when he was struck by the seat after separation. Pilot - Flt Lt Nick Gilchrist - ejected and landed uninjured on the beer tent...top landing(!)
Wreckage to RAF Abingdon as Ground Instructional airframe 8848M
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19840603_xz135.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
http://web.archive.org/web/20111206134315/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/Harrier.html
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%201979.html
Halley, James J (2001). Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-311-0.
Scramble Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 May 1983 | XZ134 | 3 Sqn RAF | 0 | Stormede, Garehe, near Lippstadt | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2011 00:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2013 16:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2019 15:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:10 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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