BAe Nimrod crash, May 16, 1995, Lossiemouth AFB
BAe Nimrod accident on May 16, 1995 near Lossiemouth AFB, Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Mechanical damage to the No 4...
- Date: May 16, 1995
- Aircraft: BAe Nimrod
- Location: Lossiemouth AFB, Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Mechanical damage to the No 4 engine DC electrical loom caused arcing, which triggered the air starter, whose turbine disc failed and punctured a fuel tank, igniting the fuel leak.
An RAF Nimrod on a post-servicing air test at Kinloss had a fire in the No 4 engine, then the No 3 engine, and the crew heard explosions. The captain ditched in the Moray Firth without flaps, and the aircraft broke in two and sank, with all crew surviving. The inquiry found that damage to the No 4 engine DC loom led to electrical arcing, a starter turbine failure and an uncontained fire.