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| Date: | Wednesday 7 December 1983 |
| Time: | 09:20 LT |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HU5 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XT459 |
| MSN: | WA/281 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Setermoen, Troms -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was carrying out a routine personnel and baggage transfer between two onshore forward operating bases with the pitch channel of the Autostabilization Equipment selected OFF. When the pilot attempted to re-engage the pitch channel the aircraft pitched nose down and hit the ground before recovery action could be effective. The two crew were injured.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1983.htm
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/484437/Air_Accident_Investigation_redacted_scanned.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2011 10:50 | TB | Added |
| 17-Feb-2012 11:45 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Aug-2012 14:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2012 03:42 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2012 02:16 | TB | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 07-Jun-2013 19:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jun-2013 14:23 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Dec-2015 18:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2016 14:14 | Giggs | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 14-Oct-2016 14:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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