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| Date: | Tuesday 21 October 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Sea King Mk50 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Navy (RAN) |
| Registration: | N16-117 |
| MSN: | WA792 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shoalhaven Bight -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ditched and rolled over in sea of Nowra. Failure of MGB oil filter bolts.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//
SURVEY OF SERIOUS AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FATIGUE FRACTURE VOL. 2 ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT
by Glen S. Campbell, R.T.C. Lahey National Aeronautical Establishment (Canada)
http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a137255.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2010 11:27 | TB | Added |
| 04-Jan-2010 10:32 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jan-2013 10:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Jun-2013 17:03 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2017 08:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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