ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156973
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| Date: | Sunday 3 November 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS31 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Navy (RAN) |
| Registration: | N7-220 |
| MSN: | WA/220 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shoalhaven Bight, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While conducting a winching demonstration at the annual Shoalhaven Spring Festival, the aircraft suffered an engine failure and made a heavy forced landing into a paddock at Shoalhaven Heads, 7nm from RANAS Nowra. 1 POB injured.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2013 19:08 | TB | Added |
| 16-Aug-2014 19:32 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
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