ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55547
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 May 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XZ134 |
| MSN: | 712193 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stormede, Garehe, near Lippstadt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stormede, Garehe, |
| RAF Gutersloh | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
When transitioning from vertical to wing borne flight after take from a field site at Stormede, Garehe, near Lippstadt, West Germany the engine failed due to a ruptured weld joint. The pilot - Flight Lieutenant S K Brown - ejected but was badly injured
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19830503_xz134.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20111206134315/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/Harrier.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
Halley, James J (2001). Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-311-0.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 June 1984 | XZ135 / P | 4 Sqn RAF | 0 | Aschaffenburg (Bayern) | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2011 00:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 03:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
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