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| Date: | Friday 11 November 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-2 Sioux |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3709 |
| MSN: | 6811 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waiouru, Whanganui -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Waiouru, New Zealand |
Crashed November 11, 1983 during a reconnaissance flight south of Waiouru, New Zealand. Three occupants all army officers.
Sources:
http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/sioux.html
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//nz-serials/nz3701.shtml
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about-us/aircraft/sioux.htm]
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 June 1981 | NZ3708 | 3 Sqn RNZAF | 0 | Lutu, Viti Levu |  |
w/o |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2011 00:36 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Jan-2013 13:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Aug-2014 15:18 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 03-Oct-2021 05:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2021 09:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 12-Feb-2022 02:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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