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| Date: | Friday 16 January 1987 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 Sioux |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3704 |
| MSN: | 6517 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Woodhill State Forest, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | South Head |
| Helensville |
Crashed on sand dunes on the edge of the Woodhill State Forest, south of Kaipara Heads. 16 January 1987 during a low flying exercise, and written off. Pilot and two passengers injured. Some components possibly used in Ground Instructional Airframe INST221 with No.4 TTS Woodbourne.
Sources:
1. http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/sioux.html
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzsioux.htm
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about-us/aircraft/sioux.htm]
4. Press, 17 January 1987
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2009 12:42 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 03-Jun-2009 15:48 | angels one five | Updated |
| 16-Aug-2010 12:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2011 00:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2012 03:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 23-Sep-2021 15:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 04-Oct-2021 09:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 01-Dec-2023 04:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Dec-2023 04:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, ] |
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