Incident Westland Sea King Mk50 N16-112,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70938
 
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Date:Tuesday 15 July 1986
Time:15:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sea King Mk50
Owner/operator:Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
Registration: N16-112
MSN: WA789
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Port Kembla -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:HMAS Adelaide
Destination airport:HMAS Adelaide
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Emergency landing in sea during Anti Submarine exercise with HMAS Adelaide when transmission oil was lost. Sank in moderate sea during attempted salvage.

Sources:

http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Jan-2010 10:24 TB Added
04-Jan-2010 10:33 TB Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative]
15-Jan-2013 10:23 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
22-Jun-2013 15:14 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source]
16-Aug-2014 19:42 Aerossurance Updated [Narrative]
16-Aug-2014 19:42 Aerossurance Updated [Narrative]

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