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Date: | Thursday 30 June 1977 |
Time: | 11:30 |
Type: | Bell 47G-3B-1 Sioux |
Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RNZAF |
Registration: | NZ3703 |
MSN: | 6516 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Near Seddon, Marlborough -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Hobsonville AFB |
Destination airport: | Wigram AFB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed in headwaters of Awatere River, Marlborough, in the Upper Awatere Valley, after tail rotor failure at 1130 on 30 June 1977. Badly damaged and written off.
Sources:
1.
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//nz-serials/nz3701.shtml http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/sioux.html
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about-us/aircraft/sioux.htm]
2. AHSNZ, 1977, Newsletter 5.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Oct-2011 00:06 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
17-Jan-2013 13:42 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
04-Oct-2021 09:32 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
04-Oct-2021 09:38 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |