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Date: | Tuesday 21 October 1975 |
Time: | |
Type: | Westland Sea King Mk50 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Navy (RAN) |
Registration: | N16-117 |
MSN: | WA792 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Shoalhaven Bight -
Australia
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Ditched and rolled over in sea of Nowra. Failure of MGB oil filter bolts.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au// SURVEY OF SERIOUS AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FATIGUE FRACTURE VOL. 2 ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT
by Glen S. Campbell, R.T.C. Lahey National Aeronautical Establishment (Canada)
http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a137255.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jan-2010 11:27 |
TB |
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04-Jan-2010 10:32 |
TB |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
15-Jan-2013 10:38 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
21-Jun-2013 17:03 |
TB |
Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
09-Aug-2017 08:45 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |