Incident report
Westland Wessex HU5 crash near RNAS Sembawang, Singapore
minor1968-04-04
Summary
The primary servo jack failed while the aircraft was being embarked aboard HMS Albion. It rolled to port, the main rotor blades struck the ground and the airframe broke up. Nobody was on board. The aggregator records no occupants, which sits oddly with a rotor strike, so the exact circumstances of the embarkation are unclear.
Incident details
Date
1968-04-04
Location
RNAS Sembawang, Singapore
Aircraft
Registration
XS494
Operator
Operator type
military
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Occupants
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
standing
Source
UK Serials ↗1.4490, 103.8200
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceUK Serials
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