ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55425
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| Date: | Thursday 12 September 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR1(T) |
| Owner/operator: | 27 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZA540 |
| MSN: | 047/BT013/30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bristol Channel, South of Steep Holm Island -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk (KNF/EGYM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The crew ejected after loss of both fly by wire and manual controls. The aircraft crashed into the Bristol Channel south of Steep Holm Island. Only small pieces of wreckage were found. The probable cause being a fire at the base of the fin started by a hot gas leak.
Sources:
Flight International 13-19 May 1992
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162447/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/tornado.htm
http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/7B6D2B63-8CE6-4768-805D-3D26F5461434/0/maas91_14_tornado_gri_za540_12sept91.pdf
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmpubacc/300/9030309.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2009 11:54 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Jul-2011 00:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2012 12:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 06-Apr-2013 18:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2016 17:43 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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