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{{Infobox Airliner accident
|Crash image=Wolka Kabaty.jpg|Image caption=Memorial to crash victims
{{Infobox Ship Image
| name=LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055
|Ship image=[[Image:HMZS Te-Mana 2008.jpg|300px]]
| Date=[[May 9]] [[1987]]
|Ship caption=HMNZS ''Te-Mana'' in 2008}}
| Type=engine failure and loss of flight controls
{{Infobox Ship Class Overview
| Site=[[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]
|Name=
| Fatalities=183 (passengers:172 crew:11)
|Builders=[[Tenix Defence Systems]]
| Injuries=0
|Operators={{navy|AUS}}<br />{{navy|NZ}}
| Aircraft Type=[[Ilyushin Il-62]]
|Class before=[[River class destroyer escort|''River'' class]]
| Origin=[[Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport]], [[Poland]] (WAW/EPWA)
|Class after=
| Destination=[[John F. Kennedy International Airport]], [[New York]] (JFK/KJFK)
|Cost=
| Operator=[[LOT Polish Airlines]]
|Built range=5 November 1993 - 20 March 2004
| Tail Number=SP-LBG
|In service range=18 May 1996 - present
| Passengers=172
|In commission range=18 May 1996 - present
| Crew=11
|Total ships building=
| Survivors=0
|Total ships planned=
|Total ships completed=10
|Total ships cancelled=
|Total ships active=10
|Total ships laid up=
|Total ships lost=
|Total ships retired=
|Total ships preserved=
}}
}}
{{Infobox Ship Characteristics
|Hide header=
|Header caption=
|Ship type=Frigate
|Ship displacement=3,600 tons
|Ship length={{convert|118|m|ft}}
|Ship beam={{convert|14.8|m|ft}}
|Ship draught={{convert|4|m|ft}}
|Ship propulsion=1 × [[General Electric LM2500|General Electric LM2500+]] [[gas turbine]] and 2 × [[MTU Friedrichshafen|MTU]] 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines, driving two shafts with [[controllable pitch propeller]]s in [[CODOG]] configuration.
|Ship speed={{convert|27|kn|km/h|0}}
|Ship range={{convert|6000|nmi|km|-3}} at {{convert|18|kn|km/h|0}}
|Ship endurance=
|Ship boats=
|Ship complement=approximately 170
|Ship time to activate=
|Ship sensors='''Sonars''': Thomson Sintra Spherion B Mod 5; hull-mounted; active search and attack; medium frequency. Provision for [[Towed array sonar|towed array]]<br>'''Air search radar''': Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ (C/D-band)<br>'''Surface search radar''': CelsiusTech 9LV 453 TIR (Ericsson Tx/Rx) (G-band)<br>'''Navigation''': Atlas Elektronik 9600 ARPA (I-band)
|Ship EW='''ESM''': Racal modified Sceptre A (radar intercept), Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 (comms intercept)<br>'''Countermeasures''': Decoys: G & D Aircraft SRBOC Mk 36 Mod 1 decoy launchers for SRBOC
|Ship armament='''Guns and missiles''': 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) [[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|Mk 45 Mod 2 gun]], various machine guns and small arms, Mk 41 Mod 5 VLS for [[AIM-7 Sparrow|Sea Sparrow]] and [[Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile|Evolved Sea Sparrow]], 2x4 [[Boeing Harpoon|Harpoon SSM]] (being fitted) <br>'''Torpedoes''': 2 × triple 324 mm Mk 32 Mod 5 tubes<br>'''Fire control''': CelsiusTech 9LV 453 (J-band)<br>'''Combat data systems''': CelsiusTech 9LV 453 Mk 3.Link 11<br>'''Weapons control''': CelsiusTech 9LV 453 optronic director with Raytheon CW Mk 73 Mod 1
|Ship aircraft=1 [[SH-2 Seasprite|SH-2G Super Seasprite]] or [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60 Seahawk]]
|Ship aircraft facilities=
|Ship notes=
}}
|}
The ten '''''Anzac'' class frigates''' are the major surface units of the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN) and [[Royal New Zealand Navy]] (RNZN).<ref name="navy_anzac">{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/w/index.php/Anzac_Class |title=Anzac Class |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |accessdate=2008-08-21}}</ref> They were based on a modified German [[MEKO|MEKO 200]] design.<ref name="navy_anzac"/>

==Design and construction==
Built by [[Tenix Defence Systems]] using modular construction techniques, hull and superstructure modules were built in both [[Australia]]and[[New Zealand]]. Final fit out was in [[Williamstown, Victoria|Williamstown, Australia]]. Eight ships serve in the RAN and are numbered FFH 150 - FFH 157. The two RNZN ships are F77 and F111.

===Australian improvements===
A CEA SSCWI was fitted for control of the ESSM missile in upgraded RAN units.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}

An Upward creep in ship manning led the RAN to undertake a habitability upgrade study. Additionally, restructuring the Marine Engineering Department has resulted in a change in the rank / billet structure, creating a need to re-work some habitation areas.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} Habitability upgrades are intended to provide added flexibility for additional training bunks, force protection personnel, special operations personnel and mixed genders onboard the ships, by increasing the ships berthing by 11 from 174 to 185 berths.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} The additional berths have a ranking mix of two officers, two Chief Petty officers, two Petty officers, and five sailors.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} ''Arunta'' has completed her upgrade and remaining units will follow.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}

The [[RGM-84 Harpoon|Harpoon]] anti-ship missile is being fitted to Australian units.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} Work was complete on the first upgraded ship, HMAS ''Warramunga'', in 2004.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} For a number of reasons related to operational considerations and the electronic environment, the Harpoon installation was relocated from its reserved space and weight position on 02 Deck to a position on 01 Deck forward of the bridge.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} Remaining units will be upgraded in due course.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}

The Australian Defence Department decided to upgrade their Anzacs even before all ships were completed, the upgraded configuration includes: [[RGM-84 Harpoon]] [[anti-ship missiles]] fitted in two quad launchers, [[ESSM|Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles]] quad-packed in [[Vertical Launching System|VLS]] enabling 32 missiles to be carried, four [[Nulka]] active missile decoy bays and the Petrel Mine and Obstacle Avoidance Sonar system.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} All upgrades and new builds are scheduled for completion by 2006.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}

In 2004 Tenix, Saab, and the Australian Defence Department formed an Alliance (Private Public Partnership) to upgrade the anti-ship missile defence capability of the Anzac class. This upgrade will include Sagem Vampir NG IRST ([[Infra-red search and track]]) capability, Saab Combat Management System upgrade, and CEA Technologies PAR 3D E/F band, fixed active phased array radar and illuminator.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} A new main mast will be constructed to incorporate the CEA-FAR and CEA-MOUNT systems, and maintain the existing 2D radar and electronic surveillance capabilities.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}

===New Zealand improvements===
A [[Phalanx CIWS]] was fitted to the two RNZN units.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} An [[ESSM]] is to be fitted from 2008.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}

==New Zealand controversy==
In the 1980s, the Anzac frigate project became a focus for the wider anti-[[ANZUS]], [[non-alignment]] protest movement.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} New Zealand originally planned to purchase four ships, but domestic political pressure on the government of [[David Lange]] eventually forced the government to settle for two ships, plus a contract option for a further two ships at a later date.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}

The [[Fourth National Government of New Zealand]] did not exercise the contract option to purchase any additional ships, despite defence minister [[Max Bradford|Max Bradford’s]] recommendation to purchase a third ship in 1998.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} To upgrade the Navy's fleet capabilities the [[Project Protector]] programme was instigated, with the construction of two [[Protector class OPV|offshore patrol vessels]] freeing [[HMNZS Te Kaha (F77)|''Te Kaha'']] and [[HMNZS Te Mana (F111)|''Te Mana'']] for other duties.


'''[[LOT Polish Airlines]] Flight 5055''' crashed in the [[Kabaty]] Woods [[nature reserve]] on the outskirts of [[Warsaw]] on May 9, 1987. The aircraft was an [[Ilyushin Il-62]]M named after [[Tadeusz Kościuszko]]. The probable cause of the crash was an engine explosion due to faulty [[Bearing (mechanical)|bearings]] inside the number 2 engine and loss of flight controls.
==Units==
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Pennant
! Laid down
! Launched
! Commissioned
! Service
! Home port
|-
|{{warship|HMAS|Anzac|FFH 150}} [http://www.navy.gov.au/w/index.php/HMAS_Anzac]
|FFH 150
|5 November 1993
|16 September 1994
|18 May 1996
|[[Image:Naval Ensign of Australia.svg|50px|Royal Australian Navy Ensign]] RAN
|[[Fleet Base West]]
|-
|{{warship|HMNZS|Te Kaha|F77}}
|F77
|19 September 1994
|22 July 1995
|26 July 1997
|[[Image:Naval Ensign of New Zealand.svg|50px|Royal New Zealand Navy ensign]] RNZN
|[[Devonport Naval Base|Devonport]]
|-
|{{warship|HMAS|Arunta|FFH 151}} [http://www.navy.gov.au/w/index.php/HMAS_Arunta]
|FFH 151
|22 July 1995
|June 28 1996
|12 December 1998
|[[Image:Naval Ensign of Australia.svg|50px|Royal Australian Navy Ensign]] RAN
|Fleet Base West
|-
|{{warship|HMNZS|Te Mana|F111}}
|F111
|28 June 1996
|10 May 1997
|10 December 1999
||[[Image:Naval Ensign of New Zealand.svg|50px|Royal New Zealand Navy ensign]] RNZN
||Devonport
|-
||{{warship|HMAS|Warramunga|FFH 152}} [http://www.navy.gov.au/w/index.php/HMAS_Warramunga]
||FFH 152
|26 July 1997
|23 May 1998
|28 March 2001
|[[Image:Naval Ensign of Australia.svg|50px|Royal Australian Navy Ensign]] RAN
|Fleet Base West
|-
|{{warship|HMAS|Stuart|FFH 153}} [http://www.navy.gov.au/w/index.php/HMAS_Stuart]
|FFH 153
|25 July 1998
|17 April 1999
|17 August 2002
|[[Image:Naval Ensign of Australia.svg|50px|Royal Australian Navy Ensign]] RAN
|[[Fleet Base East]]
|-
|{{warship|HMAS|Parramatta|FFH 154}} [http://www.navy.gov.au/w/index.php/HMAS_Parramatta]
|FFH 154
|4 June 1999
|17 June 2000
|4 October 2003
|[[Image:Naval Ensign of Australia.svg|50px|Royal Australian Navy Ensign]] RAN
|Fleet Base East
|-
|{{warship|HMAS|Ballarat|FFH 155}} [http://www.navy.gov.au/w/index.php/HMAS_Ballarat]
|FFH 155
|4 August 2000
|25 May 2002
|26 June 2004
|[[Image:Naval Ensign of Australia.svg|50px|Royal Australian Navy Ensign]] RAN
|Fleet Base East
|-
|{{warship|HMAS|Toowoomba|FFH 156}} [http://www.navy.gov.au/w/index.php/HMAS_Toowoomba]
|FFH 156
|26 July 2002
|16 May 2003
|8 October 2005
|[[Image:Naval Ensign of Australia.svg|50px|Royal Australian Navy Ensign]] RAN
|Fleet Base West
|-
|{{warship|HMAS|Perth|FFH 157}} [http://www.navy.gov.au/w/index.php/HMAS_Perth]
|FFH 157
|24 July 2003
|20 March 2004
|26 August 2006
|[[Image:Naval Ensign of Australia.svg|50px|Royal Australian Navy Ensign]] RAN
|Fleet Base West
|-
|}


The damaged plane tried to return to [[Warsaw airport]] (commonly known as Okęcie) but a rapidly spreading in-flight fire caused a total failure of surviving flight controls - plane trim. The aircraft crashed into the ground at 480 km/h in the forest 6 kilometers away from the Warsaw airport. The last words recorded by the [[flight recorder]] inside the cockpit at 11:12:13 were "Cześć! Giniemy!" ([[English language|eng.]] ''Goodbye! We are going to die!''). No one survived the crash.
==References==
{{reflist}}


==See also==
*[[List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft]]
==External links==
==External links==
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870509-0 ASN Aircraft accident description]<br />
*[http://www.navy.gov.au/w/index.php/Main_Page Australian Navy Website]
*[http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/anzac/ Naval-technology.com]
* [http://www.planecrashinfo.com/w19870509.htm Planecrashinfo.com photo and report]


[[Category:Frigate classes]]
[[Category:LOT Polish Airlines]]
[[Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by mechanical failure]]
[[Category:Anzac class frigates| ]]
[[Category:In-flight airliner fires]]
[[Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Poland]]
[[Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1987]]
[[Category:History of Warsaw]]


[[pl:Katastrofa lotnicza w Lesie Kabackim]]
[[de:ANZAC-Klasse]]
[[it:Classe ANZAC (fregata)]]
[[ja:アンザック級フリゲート]]
[[zh:紐澳軍團級巡防艦]]

Revision as of 14:08, 10 October 2008

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055
Memorial to crash victims
Occurrence
DateMay 9 1987
Summaryengine failure and loss of flight controls
SiteWarsaw, Poland
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-62
OperatorLOT Polish Airlines
RegistrationSP-LBG
Flight originWarsaw Frederic Chopin Airport, Poland (WAW/EPWA)
DestinationJohn F. Kennedy International Airport, New York (JFK/KJFK)
Passengers172
Crew11
Fatalities183 (passengers:172 crew:11)
Injuries0
Survivors0

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 crashed in the Kabaty Woods nature reserve on the outskirts of Warsaw on May 9, 1987. The aircraft was an Ilyushin Il-62M named after Tadeusz Kościuszko. The probable cause of the crash was an engine explosion due to faulty bearings inside the number 2 engine and loss of flight controls.

The damaged plane tried to return to Warsaw airport (commonly known as Okęcie) but a rapidly spreading in-flight fire caused a total failure of surviving flight controls - plane trim. The aircraft crashed into the ground at 480 km/h in the forest 6 kilometers away from the Warsaw airport. The last words recorded by the flight recorder inside the cockpit at 11:12:13 were "Cześć! Giniemy!" (eng. Goodbye! We are going to die!). No one survived the crash.

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