Accident Westland Sea King HC4 ZA311,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71528
 
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Date:Friday 23 April 1982
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sea King HC4
Owner/operator:Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Registration: ZA311
MSN: WA915
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:South Atlantic -   Falkland Islands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:HMS Hermes
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into sea in bad weather at night and sank. Crewman Kevin Casey (26) died. Pilot rescued.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1982.htm
Hamburger Abendblatt 27.4.1982, p13

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jan-2010 11:16 TB Added
20-Jan-2010 02:40 TB Updated [Date]
04-Mar-2010 12:32 TB Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
04-Mar-2010 13:38 TB Updated [Registration]
27-Jan-2012 11:49 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
17-Jan-2013 13:44 Nepa Updated [Operator]
19-Jan-2013 12:28 TB Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
26-May-2020 19:27 Casey Updated [Narrative]

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