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| Date: | Sunday 24 November 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Helitrans |
| Registration: | VH-FJQ |
| MSN: | 6659 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Olsobip, West Sepik -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed.
Sources:
1. The Canberra Times 26 November 1968, p3
2. Janic Geelen, NZ.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 March 2024 | VH-XTF | Private | 0 | Nyngan Aerodrome, NSW |  |
w/o |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2019 18:30 | TB | Added |
| 04-Dec-2021 03:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, ] |
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