BAe Nimrod crash, Nov 17, 1980 (2 killed), Kinloss AFB
BAe Nimrod accident on November 17, 1980 near Kinloss AFB, Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom with 2 fatalities. Cause: Multiple bird strike causing...
- Date: November 17, 1980
- Aircraft: BAe Nimrod
- Location: Kinloss AFB, Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Multiple bird strike causing severe loss of thrust
A Royal Air Force BAe Nimrod MR2 (XV256) took off from RAF Kinloss at about 0730 on a conversion sortie with 20 crew on board. Shortly after takeoff it flew into a flock of birds and suffered multiple bird strikes. Engine one failed catastrophically and engines two and three lost most of their thrust. The aircraft came down in a pine forest beyond the runway and was destroyed by fire. The two pilots were killed and the remaining crew escaped.