XR444

On June 26, 1972 at 12:00 AM, XR444 experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.114 Heron, operated by Royal Navy, with the event recorded near Irish Sea All United Kingdom.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 11 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While flying over the Irish Sea on a liaison flight, all four engines stopped simultaneously. The crew reduced his altitude and ditched the aircraft. All 11 occupants were quickly rescued and the aircraft was later recovered. It was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration XR444, MSN 14091, year of manufacture 1955.