1986 |
WT908 |
|
Cadet
TX3 |
661
VGS |
Suffered
a heavy landing at Kirknewton, West Lothian. Sent for repair but was sold
and registered as BGA3487. Date sold was 19th August 1986, date of
accident is not known and the year is assumed |
07/01/1986 |
XV434 |
J |
Phantom
FGR2 |
29
Sqn |
Control
was lost during a practice intercept in the Yorkshire Dales of another
Phantom at low level. The crew ejected and the aircraft crashed near West
Burton, twenty miles NW of Harrogate. They lay in the snow for two hours
after being severely injured before being picked up by a rescue
helicopter. Possibly caused by a fuel system blockage which on clearing
altered the trim and caused the aircraft to behave erratically |
25/03/1986 |
XZ213 |
|
Lynx
AH1 |
4
Regt |
No1
engine failed due to oil starvation while in a 10 ft hover at Einbeck,
West Germany during Exercise ‘Flying Bolt’ The pilot was unable to
control the aircraft and it struck trees while in a right hand turn and
hit the ground nose first. Both crew were injured. Allocated to Middle
Wallop AETW as TAD213 |
25/03/1986 |
XT439 |
605 |
Wasp
HAS1 |
829
NAS |
A rapid recovery from a nose pitch down position caused the main rotor blades to sever the
tail rotor drive shaft. It crash-landed Merryfield, Somerset and rolled onto its side
injuring both crew. To ground instruction at Cranfield Institute of Technology |
02/04/1986 |
XV784 |
C |
Harrier
GR3 |
233
OCU |
Badly
damaged by fire on the flight line at Wittering, Cambridgeshire and was
later declared a write off. To 8909M |
16/04/1986 |
XZ491 |
R-000 |
Sea
Harrier FRS1 |
801
NAS |
Ran
out of fuel and crashed into the sea off Benbecula, Outer Hebrides while
operating off HMS Ark Royal. The pilot ejected |
29/04/1986 |
XZ336 |
|
Gazelle
AH1 |
3
Flt |
Suffered
a wire strike and landed heavily at Middlemoor Farm, near Hudswell, North
Yorkshire |
13/05/1986 |
ZA715 |
C |
Chinook
HC1 |
1310
Flt |
Flew into the side of a saddle 40 ft from the crest near to
Mount Alice, West Falkland after suffering a whiteout. The co-pilot, a crewman and a Gurka were killed. Of the other twelve
on board, three suffered major injuries and nine escaped with minor to slight injuries |
25/05/1986 |
WA669 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
CFS/Vintage
Pair |
During
the air show at Mildenhall, Suffolk and when performing a formation barrel
roll the Vampire was unable to match the role rate of the Meteor. It
passed under the Meteor and its starboard fin and rudder struck the
Meteor’s port nacelle. The Vampire pitched up violently and the two crew
ejected. The Meteor crashed into a field killing both crew |
25/05/1986 |
XH304 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
CFS/Vintage
Pair |
06/06/1986 |
XW407 |
122 |
Jet
Provost T5A |
7
FTS |
Visual
contact was lost during a tail chase. The leader then noticed the other
aircraft ahead of him and despite taking avoiding action he struck and
removed the tail section of the No.2 aircraft. All three crew ejected
safely. One aircraft crashed near High Leys Farm near Helmsley, North
Yorkshire. the other crashed near Middle Heads Farm |
06/06/1986 |
XW411 |
133 |
Jet
Provost T5A |
7
FTS |
17/06/1986 |
XW916 |
W |
Harrier
GR3 |
4
Sqn |
Crashed
short of the runway at Yeovilton, Somerset after a major electrical
failure followed by fuel starvation subsequent loss of thrust.. The pilot
ejected safely two seconds before the aircraft struck the ground |
19/06/1986 |
XL191 |
|
Victor
K2 |
55
Sqn |
Struck
the ground heavily 300 ft short of the runway during a visual approach to
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It bounced back into the air and struck the
ground again to the left of the runway It then ground looped and came to
rest on its belly some 1,500ft from the initial impact point. The crew
escaped safely. The nose section was donated to the Canadian Wardbird
Heritage Trust |
28/06/1986 |
XW769 |
A |
Harrier
GR3 |
4
Sqn |
As
part of a during a display at Chievres Air Show Belgium. the aircraft
accelerated rearwards. The nose then lowered and height increased. The
nose continued to drop and the aircraft became inverted before it crashed
upside down. The pilot ejected but was killed when his seat struck the
ground |
02/07/1986 |
ZG200 |
|
Hawk
200 |
BAe |
Crashed
at Alfold, Surrey after the test pilot became disorientated during a
demonstration flight for Swiss defence procurement personnel |
03/07/1986 |
XV471 |
G |
Phantom
FGR2 |
19
Sqn |
The
crew ejected after loss of power while on approach to Wildenrath, West
Germany during a test flight. It crashed into a field near Rath-Anhoven.
An intense fire in the aft fuselage caused the stabilator powered flying
control unit to melt. This resulted in total loss of pitch control |
07/07/1986 |
XX223 |
|
Hawk
T1 |
4
FTS |
The
port tyre burst on landing at Valley, Anglesey causing the aircraft to
swing off the runway. It became airborne for a short distance then slid
across the airfield, stopping in the visiting aircraft area which luckily
was empty. The pilot ejected safely |
12/07/1986 |
XZ297 |
|
Gazelle
AH1 |
661
Sqn |
Crashed
near Bispingen, West Germany during exercises on Luneburg Heath after the
main rotor hit the ground. A passenger on board was killed |
15/07/1986 |
XR760 |
BL |
Lightning
F6 |
11
Sqn |
Shortly
after taking on fuel from a Victor tanker and while carrying out an
intercept a fire started in the jet pipe area and the control column
seized in the central position. The pilot ejected and the aircraft crashed
into the North Sea fifteen miles off Whitby, North Yorkshire |
17/09/1986 |
XZ640 |
L |
Lynx
AH1 |
LCF |
The aircraft was on a training exercise from the Faillagouse Aviation Mountain Training School in the French Pyrenees. Whilst hovering or manoeuvring in high turbulence over a rocky terrain near Saillagouse the tail rotor clipped an outcrop of rock. The loss of control resulted in the aircraft falling near-vertically for a considerable distance down a mountain gulley before being destroyed in a post-crash fire. The crash was non-survivable for all three on board |
29/09/1986 |
XX514 |
BL |
Bulldog
T1 |
1
FTS |
The
student lost control of the aircraft during a simulated avoidance of a
flock of birds during an overshoot at Topcliffe. It struck two trees, the
second while inverted and crashed upright into a field at Maynooth Farm,
Knayton, near Thirsk, Yorkshire |
07/10/1986 |
ZA727 |
|
Gazelle
AH1 |
661
Sqn |
Crashed
at Hameln, West Germany after hitting trees at night. The pilot was killed |
15/10/1986 |
ZD632 |
R-010 |
Sea
King HAS5 |
820
NAS |
Ditched
into the Mediterranean Sea off Gibraltar after an engine explosion while
on approach to HMS Ark Royal |
03/11/1986 |
XX297 |
|
Hawk
T1A |
Red
Arrows |
During
a display practice at Scampton, Lincs the engine surged and cut out after
the aircraft flew into the jet wash of the leading aircraft. The pilot was
unable to relight the engine and attempted an emergency landing back at
base. He however left the airbrakes extended and was forced to eject short
of the runway. Allocated to ground instruction at Finningley as 8933M |
04/11/1986 |
XS518 |
|
Wessex
HU5C |
84
Sqn |
The
pilot became disorientated while flying over the Mediterranean Sea at
night. While checking his instruments the aircraft struck the water off
Cyprus. Of the four crew only
the pilot survived |
27/11/1986 |
XX732 |
03 |
Jaguar
GR1 |
226
OCU |
Crashed
onto Stock Hill in the Craik Forest, eleven miles SW of Hawick, Borders.
The USAF exchange pilot did not eject and was killed. Possibly due to
disorientation in cloud and being preoccupied with trying to recover from
a dive and being unaware of the proximity of the ground |
02/12/1986 |
ZA555 |
|
Tornado
GR1 |
TWCU |
Shortly
after take off from Honington the crew declared an emergency and turned
towards base. Control was lost at 3,000ft and the crew ejected at 1,200ft.
The aircraft crashed into a field at Rookery Farm, Wortham, near Diss,
Norfolk. A hot air leak had damaged insulation and started a fire which
then damaged the flying control rods. This prevented use of the taileron |
10/12/1986 |
ZA605 |
G |
Tornado
GR1 |
617
Sqn |
Collided
while joining up after take off from Marham on a night sortie. ZA605
crashed onto a disused railway line 1½ mile north of Thorney,
Cambridgeshire after the crew ejected. ZA611 made an emergency landing
back at Marham with part of a wing missing. It was rebuilt at Warton and
then placed into store at St. Athan before re-entering service |
10/12/1986 |
ZA611 |
A |
Tornado
GR1 |
617
Sqn |