12/03/1998 |
XX395 |
|
Gazelle
AH1 |
1
Regt |
Crashed
in the Nanyuki area north east of Nairobi, Kenya after the pilot lost
control when trying to manoeuvre the aircraft so that a crew member could
photograph some giraffes. Before striking the ground it clipped the top of
a small tree and then hit and killed a grazing gazelle. The two members in
the front suffered broken backs while the rear passenger was thrown clear
but suffered severe head injuries. The aircraft was transferred to a local
Army site and was disposed of locally. All three crew were flown to
hospital in Nairobi |
28/03/1998 |
WV666 |
G-BTDH |
Provost
T1 |
Private |
Force
landed in a field at Herriard near Lasham, Hampshire |
30/04/1998 |
XX186 |
|
Hawk
T1A |
74(R)
Sqn |
The
crew were forced to eject during air combat manoeuvres with another hawk
over the Irish Sea off Valley, Anglesey due to a control restriction. They
were both taken to Bangor hospital with slight injuries. The RAF Hawk
fleet was grounded for a time as a result of this accident |
05/06/1998 |
XE677 |
G-HHUN |
Hunter
F4 |
Private |
Suffered
an engine fire after completing a practice display for the Biggin Hill Air
Show which was on the following day. The pilot made a mayday call and
attempted to make an emergency landing. Unfortunately the aircraft crashed
on the airfield killing the pilot |
15/06/1998 |
ZE732 |
BB |
Tornado
F3 |
29
Sqn |
Disappeared
from radar while working with two other Tornados and an AWACS over the
North Sea. Following an extended search the wreckage was discovered during
a sonar search by an 819 NAS Sea King HAS6 approximately 20 miles off
Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire. The crew did not eject and were both
killed |
07/07/1998 |
ZG533 |
87 |
Harrier
GR7 |
3
Sqn |
Crashed while in the circuit at
Laarbruch, Germany after the pilot ejected following a bird strike |
06/08/1998 |
XL564 |
|
Hunter
T7 |
ETPS |
Suffered
a throttle restriction ten miles out from Boscombe Down, Wiltshire. The
pilot declared an emergency and returned to Boscombe Down. The aircraft
failed to make contact with the runway and both crew ejected when it was
2,000 to 3,000 ft along the runway. It crashed onto the airfield and
caught fire. The crew were slightly injured |
03/09/1998 |
XZ108 |
GL |
Jaguar
96R |
54
Sqn |
The
pilot lost control of the aircraft when acting a singleton during a two
verses one air combat sortie over the North Sea with two other Jaguars. He
ejected and the aircraft crashed into the sea thirteen miles north east of
Cromer, Norfolk. See also 9th January 1990. See Sea King ZA136 below |
04/09/1998 |
ZA136 |
018 |
Sea
King HAS6 |
820
NAS |
Suffered an hydraulic fire in the rear of the aircraft during
a sonar search for the wreckage of Jaguar XZ108 (see above). This damaged the flight controls and burnt through wiring
forcing the pilot to ditch into the sea. It rolled inverted but the four crew were rescued by Sea King HAR3A ZH541 and
taken to hospital in Norwich. It was recovered and airlifted to Yeovilton for accident investigation and was later put
into store at Fleetlands before being allocated to ground instruction at Gosport as A2629 |
23/09/1998 |
ZD256 |
GT-437 |
Lynx
HAS3SGM |
815
NAS |
Flew
into the South China Sea off southern Singapore during a night surface
exercise which included engaging targets while operating off HMS Grafton.
The aircraft sank and the salvage operation was conducted by the Royal New
Zealand Navy. The pilot escaped with minor injuries but the observer was
killed. The wreckage was taken to the FSAIC at Yeovilton |
10/1998 |
XX520 |
A |
Bulldog
T1 |
East
Midlands UAS |
The
pilot misjudged his approach to Newton, Nottinghamshire and the
undercarriage struck the landing lights. A safe landing was made but with
the impending withdrawal of the fleet it was deemed to be damaged beyond
economical repair and was put into store at Newton. To No.172 ATC Sqn,
Haywards Heath |
02/11/1998 |
XZ230 |
305 |
Lynx
HAS3GMS |
815
NAS |
The helicopter was tethered onto the rear of HMS Newcastle with the engines running at night when the stern of the ship sank deeply in the heavy swell. It was enveloped by water which broke the tail rotor drive shaft. It was offloaded and taken to Fleetlands but repairs were deemed uneconomical. During February 2010 it was sold for scrap to Air and Ground at Hixon, Staffordshire |
22/11/1998 |
XX657 |
U |
Bulldog
T1 |
Cambridge
UAS |
During
routine servicing a large crack was discovered in the main fuselage. This
is a known problem with Bulldogs and is usually repaired, however, with
the impending withdrawal of the fleet it was deemed to be damaged beyond
economical repair and was put into store at Newton |
17/11/1998 |
XX252 |
|
Hawk
T1A |
Red
Arrows |
The
aircraft was in a tight turn onto finals at Cranwell, Lincolnshire when it
lost height rapidly. The pilot ejected safely and it crashed onto the
airfield just inside the perimeter fence |
18/12/1998 |
ZD434 |
46 |
Harrier
GR7 |
20(R)
Sqn |
Flew
into the ground and exploded near Stainton, three miles north east of
Barnard Castle, County Durham after the pilot lost control during a bomb toss
manoeuvre when the aircraft entered cloud The pilot, who was the Wittering
Station Commander, did not eject and was killed. The two other aircraft in
the flight circled overhead to identify the site while a 202 Sqn Sea King
was scrambled from Leconfield |
22/12/1998 |
XZ610 |
|
Lynx
AH7 |
669
Sqn |
Suffered
tail rotor drive shaft failure while at 300 feet and spun into the ground
just outside a base in Gornji Vakuf, forty miles west of Sarajevo, Bosnia.
Two crew members were killed instantly while the third died later in
hospital |
24/12/1998 |
XW431 |
G-BWBS |
Jet
Provost T5 |
Private |
Crashed
into the North sea one mile off Bradwell on Sea, Essex. The pilot ejected
after loss of control during aerobatics but was killed. The aircraft had
been operating from North Weald and was owned by McCarthy Aviation |