APPENDIX 6
Memorandum from the Ministry of Defence
concerning numbers of aircraft accidents during 1999 (24 January
2000)
I recently advised you that work was in hand
to provide a list of aircraft accidents during 1999 and I am happy
to be able to provide this now. Much of the information is already
in the public domain following a PQ answer to Robert Key MP earlier
this month.
Future accidents will be notified to the Committee
on a quarterly basis and, at the same time, I will confirm which
Military Aircraft Accident Summaries (MAAS) have been placed in
the Library of the House. None of the MASSs for accidents on the
attached list have been finalised.
1999 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS
| Date | Aircraft
| Service | Location
| Aircrew fatalities |
In UK Low Flying System
Y/N
|
| 21 January | Tornado GR1
| RAF | Nr Everton, Notts (Collision with civilian Cessna)
| 2 | Y
|
| 29 January | Harrier GR7
| RAF | Nellis Air Force base, Nevada USA
| Nil | N
|
| 4 February | Harrier GR7
| RAF | 7 nm east RAF Laarbruch, Germany
| Nil | N
|
| 5 March | Bulldog T1
| RAF | RAF Leuchars
| Nil | N
|
| 18 May | Lynx Mk7
| ARMY | Tilton Hill, east of Leicester
| 1 | N
|
| 12 June | Sea King HAS 6
| RN | SNS Reina, off Sofia
| Nil | N
|
| 13 June | Turbo Islander AL1
| ARMY | Broughton
| Nil | N
|
| 9 July | Harrier GR7
| RAF | 5m south west of Boston
| Nil | N
|
| 11 July | Hercules C130
| RAF | Kukes Airfield, Albania
| Nil | N
|
| 14 July | Harrier GR7
| RAF | 6m east Coldstream
| Nil | Y
|
| 11 September | Gazelle AH1
| ARMY | Belize
| Nil | N
|
| 14 October | Tornado GR1
| RAF | 1.5 nm south east of Kirkheaton, Northumbria
| 2 | Y
|
| 20 October | Jaguar GR1
| RAF | Moray Firth, 6 nm north of Lossiemouth
| Nil | Y
|
| 22 October | Hawk T1
| RAF | Shap, 10 nm south Penrith
| 2 | Y
|
| 17 November | Tornado F3
| RAF | 1.5 nm south east Torness power station, East Lothian
| Nil | Y
|
| 25 November | Chinook HC2
| RAF | 10 nm south Seeb (Muscat) Oman
| Nil | N
|
|
