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| Date: | Monday 14 March 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Sioux AH.1 |
| Owner/operator: | AAC Centre Middle Wallop |
| Registration: | XT128 |
| MSN: | 1537 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | AAC Middle Wallop, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | AAC Middle Wallop, Hampshire (EGVP) |
Just after departing the dispersal at Middle Wallop, Hants the pilot wrongly diagnosed engine failure when the aircraft sank. It bounced twice and rolled to starboard causing the main and tail rotors to strike the ground. The two crew were uninjured
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
2. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 May 1985 | N3755J | Ronald L Nearpass | 1 | Burlington, MI |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2011 19:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Sep-2013 03:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 21-Feb-2020 14:43 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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