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| Date: | Sunday 13 September 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-HGM |
| MSN: | 6597 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 Km west of Gulargambone, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 13/09/1998: Crashed and caught fire after hitting HT overhead power lines during crop spraying operations 15 Km west of Gulargambone, NSW
Sources:
1. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/8.html
2. http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/802/70/potential.pdf
3. http://www.dave.wise.btinternet.co.uk/DWZKHEH.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 July 1972 | N7927S | Sky Choppers O | 1 | near Ogden, Ut |  |
w/o |
| 26 August 1996 | VH-HGM | 0 | 15km S of Griffith, NSW | |
sub | |
| 8 January 1997 | VH-HGM | 0 | Leeton, NSW | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Oct-2011 13:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 03-May-2014 19:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
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