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| Date: | Friday 6 May 1988 |
| Time: | 18:04 |
| Type: |  Boeing Chinook HC1 (CH-47C) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | ZA672 |
| MSN: | B.819/MA003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hannover-Langenhagen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Front rotor struck an airway (Gate 10) when manoeuvring to the stand in preparation to be part of the static display at the 17th Hannover Air Show. A fire erupted. Ten seriously injured.
Sources:
Weser-Kurier 7 May 1988, p20 (photos)
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1988.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19880506_za672.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2010 05:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2012 01:33 | harro | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2012 05:51 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 06-Jun-2012 05:57 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Oct-2019 21:50 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 10-Oct-2021 18:51 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2025 14:49 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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