ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70592
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 March 2004 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  AgustaWestland Merlin HM.1 (EH101) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | ZH859 |
| MSN: | RN39/50159 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall |
| RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Control was lost while in a hover shortly after take off from Culdrose, Cornwall for a training flight after suffering a tail rotor hub failure. It hit the ground from a height of 4-5m near the control tower and was severely damaged. The rotor blades came off in the crash. Two men were trapped in the aircraft and later flown to hospital. Three other crewmen on board were also hurt in the incident.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2004.htm
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/3583409.stm
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/3584851.stm
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/3604441.stm
6. https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/125028-merlin-crash.html
7. http://web.archive.org/web/20150627141318/http://www.targetlock.org.uk/eh101/service_rn.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2009 23:00 | TB | Added |
| 21-Dec-2009 06:24 | TB | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2009 08:02 | TB | Updated |
| 18-Aug-2010 13:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Jan-2012 11:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 15-Dec-2012 15:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2013 17:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2014 13:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2016 23:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2017 17:16 | TB | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2017 12:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
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