21/01/1983 |
ZA177 |
711 |
Sea
Harrier FRS1 |
899
NAS |
Crashed
at Cattistock near Dorchester, Dorset narrowly missing a housing estate
after failing to recover from a spin. The pilot ejected safely |
01/02/1983 |
XV272 |
|
Beaver
AL1 |
BTF |
The
student selected full flap instead of landing flap during a rough field
landing at Popham, Hampshire. The aircraft struck the ground heavily and
broke off the undercarriage. The two crew escaped safely. Allocated to
Middle Wallop AETW |
03/02/1983 |
XV658 |
N-016 |
Sea
King HAS5 |
820
NAS |
During deck landing practice on HMS Invincible it failed to
recover from a wing over manoeuvre. It crashed into the Atlantic off the coast of Portugal killing one member of the
crew |
23/02/1983 |
XV795 |
AF |
Harrier
GR3 |
3
Sqn |
Collided during
ACT when XV795 turned into the
path of XW926. Both aircraft crashed at Eye,
Cambridgeshire near Peterborough. The two crew of the T4 were
killed, while the GR3 pilot ejected safely |
23/02/1983 |
XW926 |
X |
Harrier
T4 |
233
OCU |
07/03/1983 |
XZ376 |
BE |
Jaguar
GR1 |
17
Sqn |
During
a bomb toss manoeuvre on the Tain Range, Highlands the aircraft entered
cloud after bomb release. It emerged from the cloud in an inverted dive.
The pilot over corrected the recovery and lost control. He ejected at
325ft but was knocked unconscious when he struck the canopy |
22/03/1983 |
XV787 |
H |
Harrier
GR3 |
1453
Flt |
Crashed
into Port William Sound, Falklands after engine failure due to a detached
rivet damaging the compressor blades. The pilot ejected safely |
30/03/1983 |
XN495 |
102 |
Jet
Provost T3A |
7
FTS |
Due
to short circuit the engine start sequence began during climb out from a
roller landing at Elvington, Yorks. This caused thrust variations and the
instructor turned back towards the airfield. As the aircraft was too low
to reach the runway a forced landing was attempted on a taxiway. The right
wing struck the ground as the undercarriage was lowering and broke off.
The aircraft slid across the airfield for 140 yards. Both crew suffered
major back injuries |
16/04/1983 |
WT895 |
|
Cadet
TX3 |
614
VGS |
Crashed
near Wethersfield, Essex after suffering structural failure after launch.
Both crew were killed |
19/04/1983 |
XX742 |
EF |
Jaguar
GR1 |
6
Sqn |
During ACT the pilot was unable to recover the aircraft from a roll to starboard possibly due to disconnection of the roll control system. He ejected and the aircraft crashed into the North Sea, forty miles off Bacton, Norfolk. The aircraft was not recovered |
20/04/1983 |
XX374 |
L |
Gazelle
HT3 |
2
FTS |
The
pilot lost control during an unauthorised display to a party of school
children on Mount Snowdon, Gwynedd. It struck the ground and bounced along
a path on its side before falling down a valley. It then disintegrated
killing both crew |
24/04/1983 |
XA306 |
|
Cadet
TX3 |
618
VGS |
Crashed
near West Malling, Kent |
03/05/1983 |
XZ134 |
AJ |
Harrier
GR3 |
3
Sqn |
When
transitioning to wing borne flight after take from a field site at Stormede,
Garehe, West Germany the engine failed due to a ruptured weld joint. The
pilot ejected but was badly injured |
04/05/1983 |
XZ249 |
AG-341 |
Lynx
HAS2 |
815
NAS |
Ditched into the Gulf of Oman after loss of tail rotor control while operating off HMS Avenger. The four on board were rescued. To the AIU at Lee-on-Solent and then to ground instruction at RNEC Manadon as A2721 |
05/05/1983 |
XV638 |
430 |
Wasp
HAS1 |
829
NAS HMS Achilles Flt |
While operating off HMS Achilles the engine surged and lost power forcing it to ditch
into the South Atlantic eighty miles east of Natal, Brazil. The crew were rescued and the
helicopter was recovered. Allocated to ground instruction at Brize Norton and then High
Wycombe as 8826M |
16/05/1983 |
XE716 |
VL-834 |
Hunter
GA11 |
FRADU |
Crashed
into the English Channel off Portland, Dorset after engine failure. The
pilot ejected safely |
11/06/1983 |
XR380 |
|
Alouette
AH2 |
UNFICYFLT |
During
lift off from the Troodos Mountains, Cyprus the underslung load of
jerrycans in a cargo net caught on the port rear skid. The pilot tried to
drop the load but the centre of gravity transferred to the port skid.
Control was lost and the aircraft rolled down the side of the mountain
until the main rotor blades stuck in a scree. The pilot received major
injuries |
14/06/1983 |
XZ500 |
H-127 |
Sea
Harrier FRS1 |
800
NAS |
Crashed
into the Bay of Biscay after loss of control during a protracted inverted
spin while operating off HMS Illustrious. The pilot ejected safely |
16/06/1983 |
XZ105 |
25 |
Jaguar
GR1 |
2
Sqn |
Collided
during a three aircraft echelon break to port while approach to Goose Bay,
Canada. Both pilots ejected, the aircraft crashing into water surrounding
the airfield |
16/06/1983 |
XZ110 |
30 |
Jaguar
GR1 |
2
Sqn |
22/06/1983 |
XX721 |
GE |
Jaguar
GR1 |
54
Sqn |
Both
engines flamed out almost immediately after
take off from Hahn, West Germany due to fuel starvation. The Danish
pilot was unable to relight the engines and attempted to return to base
but was forced to eject |
24/06/1983 |
XX166 |
|
Hawk
T1 |
4
FTS |
Crashed
on North Barrule, near Ramsey, Isle of Man killing both crew |
27/07/1983 |
XP811 |
|
Beaver
AL1 |
BTF |
During
a display at Culdrose Air Show the port wing struck the ground during a
360 deg turn while the wind was gusting at 27 knots. It crashed onto the
airfield killing the pilot |
29/07/1983 |
XX336 |
J |
Hawk
T1 |
2
TWU/151 Sqn |
XX353
collided with XX336 over North Devon during tail chase manoeuvres. The
crew of XX353 ejected after control was lost and it crashed near
Holsworthy, Bude. XX336 attempted to return to Chivenor minus its nose but
it was decided that the instructor should eject as he was in the front,
which was damaged. The ejection made the aircraft uncontrollable and the
student ejected as well. The aircraft crashed into Bideford Bay. The
centre section of XX336 was picked up in fishing nets during May 1990 |
29/07/1983 |
XX353 |
M |
Hawk
T1 |
2
TWU/151 Sqn |
29/07/1983 |
XX229 |
|
Hawk
T1 |
1
TWU |
Crashed
into St. Georges Channel, 45 miles SW of Brawdy, Dyfed after the engine
failed. The pilot ejected safely |
03/08/1983 |
WJ625 |
EC |
Canberra
T17 |
360
Sqn |
Entered
cloud shortly after a three aircraft take off from Gibraltar. It crashed
into the Mediterranean Sea after the pilot became disorientated and lost
control. All three crew were killed |
11/08/1983 |
XX891 |
|
Buccaneer
S2B |
16
Sqn |
Stalled
at 200ft while on approach to Laarbruch, West Germany. Both crew ejected
at low altitude but the navigator was killed on impact with the ground |
26/08/1983 |
XP753 |
|
Lightning
F3 |
LTF |
Crashed
into the sea off Scarborough, Yorks during an unauthorised display,
killing the pilot. He misjudged the distance from a cliff and stalled
while attempting to avoid it |
06/09/1983 |
XT427 |
606 |
Wasp
HAS1 |
829
NAS |
Ditched into the English Channel near to HMS Apollo off Portland, Dorset after suffering
severe vibration and loss of power during deck landing practice. The crew were rescued
safely and the helicopter was allocated to the FAA Museum at Yeovilton |
19/09/1983 |
XX114 |
02 |
Jaguar
GR1 |
226
OCU |
During
finals to Lossiemouth, Grampian the pilot noticed a flock of birds ahead
of him. He decided to overshoot but flew into another flock. He ejected
after both engines lost power and began to break up |
27/09/1983 |
ZA586 |
A |
Tornado
GR1 |
9
Sqn |
Crashed
onto Wolfeston Marsh, six miles north of Kings Lynn at night after
suffering a complete electrical failure. The pilot ordered the navigator
to eject but failed to do so himself and was killed in the crash |
29/09/1983 |
XX376 |
D |
Gazelle
AH1 |
3
CBAS |
Oil
pressure was lost due to a fractured fuel pipe shortly after take off from
Detmold, West Germany. Autorotation was established but an alternative
site had to be selected due to the proximity of power lines. The aircraft
landed heavily at Hagen but both crew managed to escaped without injury |
14/10/1983 |
WK613 |
P |
Chipmunk
T10 |
BFWF |
While
demonstrating the correct landing technique the instructor allowed the
aircraft to drift to starboard. The port wing struck the radio caravan at
the end of the runway and the aircraft struck the ground heavily. One of
the crew received minor injuries. Allocated to the Pennine Aviation
Museum, Bacup |
17/10/1983 |
XV484 |
C |
Phantom
FGR2 |
23
Sqn |
Crashed
into the cloud covered Mount Usbourne 500 feet from the summit
nine miles NNE of Goose Green, East Falkland, while acting as a
target for two other Phantoms. The crew made no attempt to eject and were
both killed |
19/10/1983 |
WJ678 |
CF |
Canberra
B2 |
100
Sqn |
Severely
over stressed when the pilot regained control after the aircraft
encountered Clear Air Turbulence. It rolled inverted and entered a steep
climb. Returned to Wyton but was declared a write off. Found to have
pulled between + 10g and – 1.5g. To 8846M at Abingdon |
20/10/1983 |
ZA194 |
VL-716 |
Sea
Harrier FRS1 |
899
NAS |
Crashed
at West Knighton near Dorchester,
Dorset after control problems. The USMC pilot ejected |
28/10/1983 |
XV742 |
I |
Harrier
GR3 |
233
OCU |
Crashed
onto Holbeach Range, Lincs after possibly being hit by a ricochet. The
pilot made no attempt to eject and was killed when the aircraft hit the
ground |
28/10/1983 |
ZA558 |
F |
Tornado
GR1 |
617
Sqn |
At
almost the same time as Harrier XV742 crashed (see above) The navigator of
ZA558 realised that the pilot was not in control of the aircraft. He was
unable to contact him and therefore initiated command ejection at 90ft.
The aircraft crashed into the sea ten miles NW of Cromer, Norfolk. Rescue
operations did not begin for two hours after over due action was taken.
This was due to confusion over the two incidents. The navigator was
rescued 3½ hours after he entered the water but the pilots body was
never found |
19/11/1983 |
XV762 |
|
Harrier
GR3 |
1453
Flt |
The
Harrier was on a fighter evasion sortie with four other Harriers and had
been engaged by a Phantom. It struck the ground under power in a right
hand turn and exploded on Lafonia south of Goose Green, East Falkland
Islands. The pilot made no attempt to eject and was killed |
21/11/1983 |
XM453 |
G |
Jet
Provost T3A |
3
FTS |
Crashed
two miles SSE of Ribblehead Viaduct North Yorkshire after the crew ejected
following a bird strike |
07/12/1983 |
XT459 |
D |
Wessex
HU5 |
845
NAS |
Suffered
a whiteout and crashed shortly after take off from Setermoen, Norway. Four
on board were injured |
09/12/1983 |
XS457 |
AT |
Lightning
T5 |
5
Sqn |
Landed
heavily and swung off the wet runway at Binbrook, Lincolnshire after a
main undercarriage leg collapsed. Put into store and never flew again. The
cockpit was preserved at Grimsby in 1988 |