ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245573
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 January 1969 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1B Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | RAAF |
| Registration: | A2-719 |
| MSN: | 719 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fairbairn, ACT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Fairbairn |
| RAAF Fairbairn | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Main rotor separation after suffering a "mast bumping" incident. Cables in tail boom became wrapped around tail-rotor drive shaft
Sources:
Canberra Times, Wednesday 28 May 1969, page 16
Canberra Times, Thursday 30 January 1969, page 1
https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a267086.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2020 09:59 | twosheds67 | Added |
| 12-Dec-2020 21:03 | twosheds67 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2023 06:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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