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| Date: | Friday 15 January 1988 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Kawasaki BK 117A-4 |
| Owner/operator: | New South Wales Police |
| Registration: | VH-PHF |
| MSN: | 1014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Sydney beach, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Mascot NSW |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crash-landed in the sea on beach 10 meters offshore after loud bang. Substantial damaged with brocken tail boom and salt water immersion. Rebuilt to B-1 VH-YAT.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 16.1.1988, p32
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1988/aair/aair198802341/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2013 17:32 | TB | Added |
| 24-Apr-2016 19:52 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Oct-2016 20:05 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2022 22:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
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