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| Date: | Wednesday 15 January 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Sea King HAS1 |
| Owner/operator: | Westland Helicopters |
| Registration: | XV372 |
| MSN: | 61-395 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | West Harptree, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Bristol |
| Yeovil | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Rolled over during forced landing after double engine failure caused by ingestion of ice from the windscreen.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1969.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2009 10:25 | TB | Added |
| 28-Dec-2009 04:00 | TB | Updated [Date, ] |
| 17-Jan-2010 12:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 04-Sep-2011 17:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Oct-2011 08:43 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2013 16:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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