Incident Westland Sea King Mk50 N16-124,
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Date:Sunday 30 July 1995
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sea King Mk50
Owner/operator:Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
Registration: N16-124
MSN: WA795
Year of manufacture:1975
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bamaga, QLD -   Australia
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:HMAS Tobruk
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed conducting an unaided night approach to land in poor weather.

Sources:

http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//
Flight International 24-30 APR 1996, p41

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Jan-2010 09:56 TB Added
03-Jan-2010 10:24 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
04-Jan-2010 10:32 TB Updated [Date, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
04-Jul-2010 05:39 TB Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative]
05-Apr-2011 07:42 Anon. Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative]
15-Jan-2013 11:30 Nepa Updated [Operator]
22-Jun-2013 16:22 TB Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative]

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