Incident Aérospatiale SA 341G Gazelle VH-PWS,
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Date:Friday 13 December 1985
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic GAZL model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale SA 341G Gazelle
Owner/operator:National Parks & Wildlife Service
Registration: VH-PWS
MSN: 1293
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mount Perisher, NSW -   Australia
Phase: Take off
Nature:External load operation
Departure airport:Mount Perisher, NSW
Destination airport:Perisher Valley, NSW
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Forced landing after engine lost power while lifting sling load.

Sources:

http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1985/aair/aair198502572.aspx

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Mar-2013 20:18 TB Added
23-Mar-2013 20:21 TB Updated [Operator]
23-Mar-2013 20:22 TB Updated [Registration, Cn]
17-May-2013 22:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Jun-2013 09:58 TB Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative]

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