ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82623
Last updated: 19 January 2021
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| Date: | 12-MAY-1978 |
| Time: | 06:40 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 892 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XT868 |
| C/n / msn: | 2602 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Leuchars, Fife -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars (ADX/EGQL) |
| RAF Leuchars (ADX/EGQL) |
During a practice display at Leuchars, Fife for the last Naval flight of the Phantom the aircraft flew low downwind along the runway axis. Both engines failed it then entered a tight right hand turn through 180º to fly dead stick back along the runway.
With a high sink rate it just missed the QRA sheds and the pilot (Cdr. C. C. N. Davies) ejected horizontally as the right wing struck the ground and was seriously injured. The observer ( Lt J Gavin) attempted to eject moments later but was killed
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1978.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20160515103926/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/RAF_Phantom/feedback_19780512_Phantom.htm
3. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/253841-raf-leuchars-ejections.html
4. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/hist.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jun-2013 22:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2013 20:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn] |
| 17-Feb-2014 15:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-May-2016 06:26 | Sandozer | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 18-Mar-2020 18:09 | JohnnyRock | Updated [Narrative] |
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