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| Date: | Wednesday 30 August 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E |
| Owner/operator: | 705 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XS161 |
| MSN: | 2216 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Culdrose (EGDR) |
| Goonhilly Downs, Cornmwall |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 30/8/1972: crashed on Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall and broke up after failing to recover from a practice auto rotation
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1972.htm
2. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/41/
3. https://www.pprune.org/935446-post12.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2013 09:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Feb-2014 15:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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