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Date: | Friday 2 December 1977 |
Time: | 07:45 |
Type: | Bell 47G-3B-1 Sioux |
Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RNZAF |
Registration: | NZ3702 |
MSN: | 6515 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Buller River, West Coast -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Hit cables across the Buller River. Made emergency landing on river bank. Pilot and 2 passengers not injured. Machine recovered and repaired.
Sources:
AHSNZ, 1978, Newsletter 1.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Oct-2021 09:48 |
Ron Averes |
Added |
07-Feb-2022 04:20 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |