Accident Westland Lynx AH7 XZ668, Sunday 20 August 1995
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Date:Sunday 20 August 1995
Time:10:30ish
Type:Silhouette image of generic LYNX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Lynx AH7
Owner/operator:British Army Air Corps (AAC)
Registration: XZ668
MSN: 229
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Adriatic Sea, near Ploce -   Croatia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit the sea and turned over while maneuvering in bad weather.


Sources:

http://forum.planetalk.net/viewtopic.php?t=6790
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/helicopter-crash-blamed-on-pilot-error-1.385538
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1995.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Aug-2009 10:53 Anon. Updated
30-Dec-2010 15:25 TB Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
27-Aug-2011 00:55 Anon. Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
31-Aug-2011 07:08 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
25-Jun-2012 12:47 TB Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
25-Jun-2012 12:54 TB Updated [Narrative, ]
23-Jan-2016 20:19 SJH Updated [Time, Narrative, ]

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