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| Date: | Thursday 10 March 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Scout AH.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Flt AAC |
| Registration: | XT619 |
| MSN: | F9625 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stanford PTA, near Thetford, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stanford Army Training Area, Norfolk |
Written off 10/3/1966: While serving with 21 Flt, Army Air Corps, the aircraft was carrying a soldier in a stretcher pod as part of a casevac scenario, during Exercise ‘Baker’s Dozen', at the Stanford PTA, near Thetford, Norfolk. The pilot inadvertently shut off the fuel cock instead of the cabin heater. The pilot reopened the fuel cock, but during the subsequent attempted emergency landing, the main rotors struck a tree and the aircraft crashed in a ploughed field near Thetford. The two crew and the soldier in the stracher pod were injured.
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Scout
3. http://westlandscout.com/Prod2.aspx
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2011 15:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2013 19:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 06-Sep-2013 03:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2015 20:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
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