Incident Westland Wessex HC2 (S-58T) XS678,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55073
 
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Date:Friday 19 March 1976
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic WESX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Wessex HC2 (S-58T)
Owner/operator:Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS)
Registration: XS678
MSN: WA197
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Boscombe Down airfield (EGDM)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on forward flight after hovering. 19/03/1976

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1976.htm
http://www.helis.com/database/cn/14350/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Jan-2011 06:07 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
17-Jun-2013 15:20 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Jun-2013 15:53 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Aug-2014 20:38 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Location, Source]
12-Jun-2020 08:52 Allach Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]
27-Jun-2022 12:06 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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