ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309410
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 March 2023 |
| Time: | c 21:10 LT |
| Type: |  NHIndustries NH90 MRH Taipan |
| Owner/operator: | Australian Army Aviation Corps (AAAC) |
| Registration: | A40-025 |
| MSN: | 1254/TAUA25 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | off Jervis Bay, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMAS Creswell training base |
| HMAS Creswell training base | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Australian Army Aviation Corps (AAAC) NHIndustries NH90 MRH Taipan made a forced landing in Jervis Bay off New South Wales during a night time antiterrorist exercise.
Two of the ten occupants sustained minor injuries. ADV Reliant recovered the wreckage on 24 March 2023
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/australian-defence-force-helicopter-incident-jervis-bay/102132762
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2023/03/23/army-helicopter-crash-nsw/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/adf-personnel-with-australian-naval-helicopter/102133404
https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/australian-mrh90s-grounded-after-sea-ditching/152585.article
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/army-chopper-recovered-by-defence/102143148
https://www.navy.gov.au/establishments/hmas-creswell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADV_Reliant
https://www.airhistory.net/photos/0329018
Media:
href="https://t.co/VeJKsKpVk8">pic.twitter.com/VeJKsKpVk8<Australian MRH90s grounded after sea ditching https://t.co/FQenmTSI9r pic.twitter.com/p2ovfLgtQL
— FlightGlobal (@FlightGlobal) March 23, 2023
An ADF helicopter has crashed into the ocean off the NSW south coast at Jervis Bay while performing a counter-terrorism training exercise. pic.twitter.com/DYeTPKnvkY
— 10 News First Sydney (@10NewsFirstSyd) March 22, 2023
The Army has paused operations of its MRH-90 Taipan Helicopters, after one ditched into the water during a training drill south of Sydney, overnight.
— 9News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) March 23, 2023
Witnesses say they saw sparks coming from the aircraft before it crashed. @heinkealex #9News
MORE: https://t.co/5oYV5ykGjd pic.twitter.com/XW7XBCZkyq
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