1980's Incident Logs
Select a year below to see the incidents for that year.
1980
| Date | Type | Serial | Unit | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 5th March | Phantom FRG.2 | XV436 | No.29 Sqn | Coningsby | Missed the cable during an emergency landing at night following hydraulic failure. The crew ejected as it ran off the runway and into a field. Flt Off A.C.Cairncross sustained no injures, but Flt Lt N.B.Randall was badly injured. |
| 8th May | Jet Provost T.5A | XW314 | RAFC | Swinderby | Crashed after the student had mishandled the aircraft during a spin, and the instructor was unable to recover the aircraft. Flt Lt C.Massey and Flt Lt P.Jones both ejected safely. |
1981
| Date | Type | Serial | Unit | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 9th January | A-10A | 77-0258 | 81 TFW USAF | Donna Nook Range | The aircraft was climbing out after a straffing run, when it turned on it's back and dived in to the water. The pilot was sadly killed. |
| 8th May | A-10A | 79-0083 | 81 TFW USAF | Wainfleet Range | No further information found. |
1982
| Date | Type | Serial | Unit | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 14th April | Phantom FRG.2 | XT912 | 228 OCU | Walcot | The aircraft collided with the underside of Phantom FGR.2 XT903. Both Sqn Ldr George and Sqn Ldr Slocum ejected safely, but sustained major injures |
| 12th May | Tornado GR.1 | ZA330 | TTTE | Coningsby | During a "touch and go" the tail pipes made contact with the runway. Causing the aircraft to slide along on it's belly. No injures were reported. |
1983
| Date | Type | Serial | Unit | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 9th September | Lightning T.5 | XS457 | No.5 Sqn | Binbrook | Under carriage collapsed while taxiing. |
| 28th October | Harrier GR.3 | XV742 | 233 OCU | Holbeach Weapons Range | Crashed onto Holbeach Range, after possibly being hit by a ricochet. Flying Officer John Richard Sewell made no attempt to eject and was killed when the aircraft hit the ground. |
1984
| Date | Type | Serial | Unit | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 15th August | Jet Provost T.3A | XN473 | 7 FTS | Cranwell | The pilot noticed a flock of birds during take off and elected to land rather than fly through them. The heavy landing burst both main tyres and collapsed the nose wheel leg. No injures reported. |
| 8th November | Lightning F.6 | XR761 | No.5 Sqn | North Sea | The aircraft burnt off fuel after suffering pitch trimmer failure on take off from Binbrook. Fire started in both engines. Crashed into the North Sea. Flt Lt M.D.Hale ejected safely with only minor injuries. |
1985
| Date | Type | Serial | Unit | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 6th March | Lightning F.6 | XR772 | No.5 Sqn | 20 miles NE of Skegness | Pilot lost control in a spin, and crashed into the North Sea. The pilot ejected but was killed |
1986
| Date | Type | Serial | Unit | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 13th June | F-16A | J-626 | 311 Sqn RNLAF | Holbeach Range | No further information found. |
| 3rd November | Hawk T.1A | XX297 | Red Arrows | Scampton | Engine surged and cut after the aircraft flew into the jet wash of the leading aircraft. Unable to relight the engine during a display practice. Flt Lt D.Findlay ejected safely. |
1987
| Date | Type | Serial | Unit | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 19th March | Lightning F.3 | XP707 | LTF | Binbrook | The pilot lost control during a practice display, due to a ventral tank problem. The aircraft crashed 500 meter's outside the airfield boundary. Flt Lt R.B.Lennon ejected safely. |
| 3rd June | Tornado GR.1 | ZA366 | TWCU | Manby | Fifteen minutes into a low level sortie the control panels caught fire. Both W/C A.V.B.Hawken and W/C N.R.Irving ejected, but sustained major injuries. |
| 16th November | Hawk T.1 | XX241 | Red Arrows | Welton | The aircraft had a wing tip collision with XX259 during a practice. Sqn Ldr Tim Miller ejected safely. |
| 16th November | Hawk T.1A | XX259 | Red Arrows | Welton | The aircraft had a wing tip collision with XX241 during a practice. Flt Lt M.J. "Spike" Newbury ejected safely. |
1988
| Date | Type | Serial | Unit | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 22nd January | Hawk T.1A | XX243 | Red Arrows | Scampton | Flew in to the ground while doing a low level practice. Flt Lt N.MacLachlan was sadly killed. |
| 24th June | Hawk T.1 | XX304 | Red Arrows | Scampton | The aircraft crashed shortly after take-off at about 140 knots. Sqn Ldr Pete J. Collins deputy leader, ejected, but suffered back and facial injuries. |
1989
No Incidents reported
