Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 10 October 1956
Aircraft Type: Lockheed Neptune MR.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: WX545
Location: 1,8 km NE off Mull of Kintyre, Argyll –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon was flying into high ground at night near Beinn Ne Lice, 1 mile northeast of the Mull of Kintyre, Argyll, during an anti-submarine exercise. The aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude and subsequently crashed.A Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon was flying into high ground at night near Beinn Ne Lice, 1 mile northeast of the Mull of Kintyre, Argyll, during an anti-submarine exercise. The aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude and subsequently crashed.
Description
Flew into high ground at night at Beinn Ne Lice, 1 mile northeast of the Mull of Kintyre, Argyll during an anti-submarine exercise.
Source of Information
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm, http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/neptune_beinn-na-lice.htm, http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/scotland/scotlandwx545.htmhttp://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm, http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/neptune_beinn-na-lice.htm, http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/scotland/scotlandwx545.htmPrimary Cause
Loss of altitude due to a sudden and unexpected change in terrain.Loss of altitude due to a sudden and unexpected change in terrain.Share on:
