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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 1972 |
| Time: | c. 1210 |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ3810 |
| MSN: | 11938 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Woodhill State Forest, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Iroquois was on a tactical exercise at low level when its main rotor struck a sand
hill . The aircraft cartwheeled and crashed. Crash location 4 miles south of the tip of South Head, beside a track in Woodhill State Forest.
Flight Lieutenant Ross Masters, Sergeant Malcolm Bell and Sergeant Anthony Perkin R.I.P.
Sources:
1. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/second-fatal-iroquois-crash-in-nz-air-force-history/TMU6RLOLU6MEN56GKKAC3UXHCM/
2. Press, 29 April 1972
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nziroquois.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2010 23:51 | XLerate | Added |
| 25-Apr-2010 13:30 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2013 14:09 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2014 20:03 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, ] |
| 24-Jan-2014 20:04 | angels one five | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 14-Nov-2018 16:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jan-2022 04:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Dec-2023 04:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Sep-2024 11:15 | AdrianC | Updated [Source, ] |
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