ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71523
Last updated: 20 May 2013
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| Date: | 06-NOV-1993 |
| Time: | 21:50 |
| Type: |  Westland Sea King HAS6 |
| Operator: | 819 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | ZE419/PW-705 |
| C/n / msn: | WA957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, 5 miles SW of Orsay lighthouse, Islay, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Prestwick, Ayrshire (PIK/EGPK) |
| Prestwick (PIK/EGPK) |
The helicopter was in a sonar hover during an exercise with the submarine HMS Unicorn in the Atlantic Ocean, five miles south west of the Orsay Lighthouse, Isle of Islay, off the west coast of Scotland. It pitched up, hit the sea tail first, which broke off the tailcone, and sank in 90 meters of water killing one crew member.
Wreckage initially recovered to RNAS Yeovilton but ended its days at the Predannack Fire School
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Westland_Sea_King#1990
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1993.htm
http://www.helis.com/database/cn/9275/
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1256833/
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=ZE
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2010 10:44 | TB | Added |
| 17-Jan-2010 12:00 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Mar-2010 10:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2012 11:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2012 01:05 | 82.109.66.148 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2013 06:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2013 13:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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