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| Date: | Monday 13 January 2003 |
| Time: | 13:13 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Heli-Muster |
| Registration: | VH-AZH |
| MSN: | 3075 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bendora Dam, ACT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Canberra, ACT |
| Canberra, ACT | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter was destroyed when it crashed into the water at the base of the Bendora Dam while manoeuvering to refill its Bambi bucket. The cause of the accident was not determined.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2003/AAIR/aair200300011.aspx
https://youtu.be/kDgHpAxXTs8?si=CoKEP4GWnCPV9yTY
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 November 1987 | VH-AZH | 0 | 78km S of Mount Magnet, WA | |
sub | |
| 28 November 1997 | VH-AZH | 0 | Colo River, NSW | |
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Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2023 05:58 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 14-Jan-2025 11:47 | tom | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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