Air Accidents Investigation Branch

HC Deb 23 October 2000 vol 355 cc30-1W

Mr. Gerald Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list each occasion in the last 10 years in which the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been involved in the investigation of military accidents. [133995]

Mr. Spellar

The list of all accidents, since 1990, involving RAF aircraft, but excluding those lost in conflict, where the Air Accidents Investigation Branch have assisted in the subsequent investigation is as follows.

Accidents involving RAF aircraft, excluding those list in conflict, where the AAIB assisted in the subsequent investigation
Date	Aircraft	Location
29 May 1991	Harrier GR7 ZG473	6nm SE RAF Gutersloh
24 June 1991	Puma HC1 XW 215	N Sea 20nm SE RAF Manston
11 September 1991	Hurricane 2C LF363	RAF Wittering
30 September 1991	Harrier GR5 ZD4I2	RAF Gutersloh, Germany
15 October 1991	Chinook HC1 ZA675	RAF Odiham
30 October 1991	Phantom FGR2 XV421	South Atlantic, near Falklands
12 May 1992	Tucano T1 ZF316	11nm SE Lossiemouth
14 May 1992	Harrier GR3 XZ990	RAF Wittering
9 July 1992	Buccaneer S2B XN976	N Sea, 38nm E RAF Leuchars
7 August 1992	Harrier GR5 ZD350	RAF Wittering
22 September 1992	Sea King HAR3 XZ593	65nm SW RAF Brawdy
16 October 1992	Bulldog T1 XX513	15nm E Belfast
26 November 1992	Puma HC1 XW233	Bessbrook Mill, NI
27 May 1993	Hercules C3 XC193	Scottish Highlands
28 June 1993	Harrier GR7 ZD430	5nm SW Heckington, Lines
1 July 1993	Hawk T1 XX163	RAF Valley
12 August 1993	Wessex HC2 XR524	Llyn Padern, Gwenydd
26 August 1993	Chipmunk T10 WP980	RAF St. Athan
21 October 1993	Tornado F3 ZE858	Stainmore, Cumbria
23 November 1993	Harrier GR7 ZD432	Sirensk, Northern Iraq
14 January 1994	Harrier GR7 ZD349	5nm SE of Evesham
2 June 1994	Chinook HC2 ZD576	Mull of Kintyre
7 June 1994	Tornado F3 ZE809	N Sea, 45nm NE Scarborough
8 July 1994	Tornado F3 ZH558	Mediterranean Sea
19 July 1994	Tornado GR1 ZA368	Moray Firth
1 September 1994	Tornado GR1 ZG708	Glen Ogle, Scotland
19 September 1994	Tornado GR1 ZG725	Capa Frasca, Sardinia
10 March 1995	Tornado F3 ZE789	N Sea 20nm SE Spurn Head
16 May 1995	Nimrod R1 ZW666	Moray Firth
1 June 1995	Harrier GR7 ZG475	Irish Sea 3nm SE Burrow Head
21 June 1995	Jaguar GR1A XZ373	Adriatic Sea, 21nm N Bari
2 September 1995	Nimrod MR2P XV239	Toronto Waterfront, Canada
30 October 1995	2 x Tornado F3 ZE733 and ZE210	N Sea, 50nm E RAF Leuchars
10 January 1996	2 x Tornado F3 ZE862 and ZE166	8nm W RAF Coningsby
11 January 1996	Tornado GR1 ZE846	5nm SW Munster, Germany
23 January 1996	Jaguar GR1 XX733	RAF Coltishall
13 February 1996	Hawk T1 XX164	RAF Valley
19 February 1996	Harrier GR7 ZG476	4nm SE RAF Wittering
26 February 1996	Tornado GR1 ZD845	9nm SE RAF Laarbruch, Germany
13 May 1996	Tucano T1 ZF270	4nm W Great Driffield
18 September 1996	Jaguar T2A XX143	RAF Lossiemouth
9 January 1997	Harrier GR7 ZD377	RAF Laarbruch
15 February 1997	Puma HC1 XW225	Steingarten, Germany
19 May 1997	Harrier GR7 ZD400	RAF Wittering
3 June 1997	Harrier GR7 ZG861	3nm SW Castle Douglas
21 July 1997	Bulldog T1 XX710	RAF Woodvale
31 October 1997	Harrier GR7 ZD324	½NW RAF Wittering
30 April 1998	Hawk T1 XX186	Irish Sea, 20nm W RAF Valley
18 December 1998	Harrier GR7 ZD434	Barnard Castle
29 January 1999	Harrier GR7 ZG856	Nellis Air Force base, Nevada
4 February 1999	Harrier GR7 ZD326	7nm E RAF Laarbruch
5 March 1999	Bulldog T1 XX666	RAF Leuchars
11 June 1999	Hercules C130 XV298	Kukes Airfield, Albania
9 July 1999	Harrier GR7 ZD345	5m SW Boston
14 July 1999	Harrier GR7 ZG532	6nm E Coldstream
14 October 1999	Tornado GR1 ZD809	1½nm SE Kirkheaton
20 October 1999	Jaguar GR1 XZ381	Moray Firth
22 October 1999	Hawk T1 XX193	Shap, l0nm S Penrith
17 November 1999	Tornado F3 ZE830	1½nm SE Torness power station
25 November 1999	Chinook HC2 ZA704	10 nm S Seeb, Oman
19 April 2000	Puma XW207	RAF Catterick