ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65109
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| Date: | Friday 14 May 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada Beaver AL1 |
| Owner/operator: | British Army Air Corps (AAC) |
| Registration: | XP807 |
| MSN: | 1457 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Datteln -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during thunder storm . The aircraft was seen to leave cloud in a steep dive, whereupon a wing folded and the crash occurred. It was believed that the aircraft had suffered inadvertent 'negative G' during the thunderstorm activity and as a result the bottom wing strut bolt had sheered, thus the wing was no longer correctly braced. It is believed that the US Military Beaver fleet had also suffered a number of similar fatal accidents under these circumstances.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm
2. http://www.dhc-2.com/cn1457.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2011 12:01 | TB | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2011 13:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 30-Jun-2013 12:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2013 19:20 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2016 15:28 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2016 18:44 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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