01/01/1987 |
XT674 |
|
Wessex
HC2 |
22
Sqn |
During
the search for an injured climber in severe weather at night on Ben Moore
near Crianlarich, Perthshire the crew decided on a single wheel slope
landing to drop off the mountain rescue team. On touchdown the main rotor
tips struck an overhanging rock. The pilot lifted off but the flailing
blades struck and severed the tail section. The aircraft spun onto the
slope, slid 220 yards and caught fire. The three crew escaped from the
helicopter but the two members of the rescue team were thrown out, one
receiving fatal injuries |
17/02/1987 |
XR749 |
Q |
Lightning
F3 |
11
Sqn |
The
airframe was overstressed prior to landing at Leuchars, Fife. It was not
repaired and was allocated to ground instruction at Leuchars as 8934M |
24/02/1987 |
XV668 |
586 |
Sea
King HAS5 |
706
NAS |
Control was lost whilst practicing night cable hover
procedures. It ditched and sank in 180ft of water five miles off Dodman Point, Cornwall killing the three crew. It was
recovered and went to the AIU at Lee-on-Solent |
27/02/1987 |
ZA721 |
EP |
Chinook
HC1 |
78
Sqn |
Dived
into the ground two miles from Mount Pleasant Airport, Falklands while on
a test flight and was totally destroyed. All seven on board were killed.
Probably caused by the jamming of the Upper Boot Actuator which moves the
pitch of the rotor blades combined with the failure of the aft
Longitudinal Cyclic Trim Actuator clutch |
18/03/1987 |
XZ204 |
|
Lynx
AH1 |
662
Sqn |
Six
minutes after take off from Soest, West Germany on a post rectification
flight the tail rotor gearbox failed due to lack of oil. The aircraft
spiralled into the garden of a private house at Schallern and caught fire
after a fence pierced the fuel tanks. Two crew were killed and three were
badly injured |
19/03/1987 |
XP707 |
DB |
Lightning
F3 |
LTF |
Control
was lost while inverted during a practice display over Binbrook,
Lincolnshire due to a slow feeding ventral tank which altered the centre
of gravity. The aircraft entered an inverted spin from which the pilot
could not recover and he ejected It crashed on to the airfield near to the
fire dump |
30/03/1987 |
ZD894 |
BE |
Tornado
GR1 |
14
Sqn |
Shortly
after take off from Bruggen, West Germany and at 800 ft the aircraft
entered an uncontrollable roll and the nose dropped. The crew ejected and
it crashed near Hunxe. Caused by the failure of the joint connecting the
taileron operating lever to its actuator due to the fitment of an
incorrect bolt |
22/04/1987 |
XW540 |
|
Buccaneer
S2B |
12
Sqn |
Flew into the North Sea at night
seventeen miles ENE of Duncansby Head, John O Groats, Highland during a
mock attack on a ship Both crew were killed |
03/06/1987 |
ZA366 |
|
Tornado
GR1 |
TWCU |
Fifteen
minutes into the sortie and when low level over the sea a load bang was
heard and control difficulties were encountered. The pilot attempted to
recover the aircraft but the crew were forced to eject. The aircraft
crashed onto the old airfield at Manby, Lincolnshire. Hydraulic fluid from
a leaking pressure pipe had ignited in the fire bottle bay. The subsequent
explosion damaged the control rods to the taileron actuators |
17/06/1987 |
XZ116 |
DB |
Jaguar
GR1 |
41
Sqn |
The
Tornado, No1 in a 2 aircraft formation, was
in a left hand turn around Dod Grag in the Borrowdale Valley near
Keswick, Cumbria. The starboard wing struck the cockpit area of the Jaguar
which was flying in the opposite direction killing the pilot instantly.
The second Tornado had to pull up hard to avoid the subsequent fireball.
The Tornado crew ejected safely |
17/06/1987 |
ZA493 |
GH |
Tornado
GR1 |
20
Sqn |
24/06/1987 |
XZ386 |
05 |
Jaguar
GR1 |
226
OCU |
The
pilot had to bunt and roll to port to avoid a collision when acting as an
aggressor with two other Jaguars while flying up the Wye Valley three
miles SE of Builth Wells, Powys. He then entered the slipstream of one of
the other Jaguars and had to manoeuvre hard to avoid a collision with the
ground. Control was lost but he ejected too late and was killed when the
aircraft crashed. The pilot had previously ejected from Canberra WD963 on
29th June 1967 and belly landed in Canberra WT209 on 1st February 1968 |
01/07/1987 |
XR763 |
AP |
Lightning
F6 |
5
Sqn |
During
a live firing run on a towed banner one round struck and broke off a wheel
on the banner. The pilot was unable to avoid it and it entered the air
intake. This seized the No 1 engine and damaged the No 2. The pilot
ejected during the approach to Akrotiri, Cyprus after the No 2 engine lost
power. and the aircraft crashed into a vine yard |
16/07/1987 |
ZA732 |
|
Gazelle
AH1 |
BATUS |
Crashed after the tail hit the
ground at Suffield, Canada. One crewman was killed |
23/07/1987 |
ZF527 |
|
Sea
King Mk42B |
WHL |
Ditched
into the Mediterranean Sea off St. Raphael, Southern France after loss of
power on No2 engine while in a sonar hover. It remained afloat but sank
after the flotation bag ruptured while the aircraft was under tow. The
aircraft had been intended for the Indian Navy as IN514 |
27/07/1987 |
ZD738 |
DD |
Tornado
GR1 |
31
Sqn |
Entered
a nose down attitude at low level which the pilot could not counter. The
crew ejected and it crashed onto the North Yorkshire Moors near Sadmoor.
Caused by air in the hydraulic system which effected operation of the
flying controls |
26/08/1987 |
ZE358 |
H |
Phantom
F4J(UK) |
74
Sqn |
Flew
into a slight ridge at Pont-y-Gwair, ten miles SE of Aberystwyth, Dyfed during low level intercept practice
with two other Phantoms. Both crew were killed |
26/08/1987 |
ZE500 |
|
Viking
T1 |
631
VGS |
The
cadet lost control of the aircraft at Sealand, Clwyd after the instructor
had initiated a practice launch failure at 250 feet. The instructor took
control but due to insufficient height he was unable to recover the
aircraft and was forced to make a crash landing. The crew were uninjured |
07/09/1987 |
XT861 |
AC |
Phantom
FG1 |
43
Sqn |
During
a five ship formation practice
for an air display XT861 struck the underside of XT872. The crew of XT861
ejected after it pitched up and rolled uncontrollably.
It crashed into the North Sea 55 miles east of the Tay estuary,
Perthshire. XT872 landed back safely at Leuchars |
07/09/1987 |
XT872 |
BT |
Phantom
FG1 |
111
Sqn |
15/10/1987 |
ZA190 |
R-006 |
Sea
Harrier FRS1 |
801
NAS |
Crashed into the Atlantic
Ocean north
west of Ireland while
operating off HMS Ark Royal. The pilot had ejected due to an engine fire
caused by ingestion of a seagull |
16/10/1987 |
XT461 |
CU-825 |
Wessex
HU5 |
771
NAS |
Broke
up and sank after ditching into Mounts Bay, half mile SE of Rinsey Head,
Cornwall after engine failure following sea water ingestion. The crew
were rescued |
22/10/1987 |
ZD325 |
|
Harrier
GR5 |
BAe
Dunsfold |
Crashed
into the Atlantic 250 miles SW of the Irish coast after flying for at
least 1½ hours without the pilot. The parachute deployment rocket had
fired through the canopy dragging him out of the cockpit. His body was
found near Winterborne Stoke near Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
02/11/1987 |
XV790 |
P |
Harrier
GR3 |
3
Sqn |
Six
Harriers were to
attack a target from
different directions on the Otterburn Range, Northumberland.
Numbers 3 and 4 failed to keep separation and collided on the crossover.
Both pilots were killed one being a US Navy exchange pilot. One pilot had
ejected moments before impact with the ground but too late for the seat to
complete its sequence |
02/11/1987 |
XZ136 |
|
Harrier
GR3 |
3
Sqn |
11/11/1987 |
XV747 |
G |
Harrier
GR3 |
223
OCU |
The
pilot ejected during a heavy landing at Wittering, Cambs. Allocated to
ground instruction at Coltishall as 8979M |
16/11/1987 |
XX241 |
|
Hawk
T1A |
4
FTS (Loan) |
Red
2 collided with Red
1 after the airbrake failed to operate during a display practice.
five miles east of Scampton, Lincs. Wreckage from XX259 fell onto houses
in Welton, the other aircraft crashed into a field. Both pilots ejected
and there were no casualties on the ground |
16/11/1987 |
XX259 |
|
Hawk
T1A |
Red
Arrows |
25/11/1987 |
XW891 |
49 |
Gazelle
HT2 |
705
NAS |
Control was lost during a spot turn at Predannack, Cornwall and the tail boom detached in the subsequent heavy landing. The crew escaped unhurt. It ended its days on the fire dump at Culdrose |
12/1987 |
XV591 |
BM |
Phantom
FG1 |
111
Sqn |
Declared
a write off after a major structural fault was discovered during servicing
at Leuchars, Fife. To St. Athan fire dump. The cockpit was painted in
Alcock & Brown colour scheme and used for display purposes at St.
Athan and later to the RAF Museum, Cosford |
12/1987 |
XX637 |
Z |
Bulldog
T1 |
Northumbrian
UAS |
Over-stressed
during aerobatics. The unit was detached to Teesside Airport, Cleveland. To 9197M |