ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160425
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| Date: | Thursday 15 September 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
| Owner/operator: | 893 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XJ606 |
| MSN: | 10073 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near NAS Cubi Point, Subic Bay, Bataan Peninsula -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Victorious, Subic Bay |
| Cubi Point, Phlippines (NCP/RPMB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 15/9/1966, Sea Vixen FAW.1 XJ606 ("242/V" of 893 NAS) diverted to Cubi Point, Philippines during a sortie from HMS Victorious, due to low fuel. Both crew - S.Lt. W. W. Burgher (Observer) and Lt. Cdr. D. B. Knowles (pilot)- ejected after both engines failed while in the circuit to land. The aircraft crashed onto a road and struck a US Navy bus, the driver of which was badly burned and later died.
The cause of the crash was later determined to be that the pilot had left the cross feed fuel cock closed, which cause XJ606 to activate a LOW FUEL warning light
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20120622210245/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaVixen.htm
3. http://m.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060020276
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/seavixenpics/xj606.jpg]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2013 02:54 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 12-Sep-2013 02:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Destination airport] |
| 15-Dec-2016 16:49 | WalB | Updated [Time] |
| 06-Jun-2020 07:03 | MerG | Updated [Narrative] |
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