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aerospatiale	as332 super puma	2
aerospatiale	as350 ecureuil	1
aerospatiale	sa330 puma	4
agusta	ab205	1
agusta	ab412	2
agusta	AS-61	3
bell	204	2
bell	205	3
bell	209 ah-1 cobra	2
bell	212	3
bell	412	1
boeing-vertol	107M H-46 Sea Knight	4
boeing-vertol	CH-47 Chinook	2
dornier	UH-1D	1
hughes	369 H-6	2
kaman	seasprite	2
mcdonnell douglas	ah-64 apache	1
robinson	r-22	2
sikorsky	s-58 H-34	1
sikorsky	s-61 H-3	7
sikorsky	s-64 CH-54	1
sikorsky	s-65 H-53	1
sikorsky	s-70 H-60	3
sud aviation	se3210 super frelon	1
westland	Lynx	4
westland	scout	1
westland	sea king	1
westland	wasp	1
westland	wessex	4

Year	Version	C/N	History
1989	369d	101 0764D	H-38 : built by RACA; c/n also as A0764D; w/o 28jun89

1989	369d	81 1050D	H-43 : built by RACA; w/o 08dic89

1989	412sp	33127	FAH-975 : FAH; w/o 08may89

1989	ab205a	4440	ES656 : xfer air force 4440 : 358 MED. ex ES656. w/o 10may89

1989	ab412	25529	MM81206 : CC-07. w/o 01jun89 mid-air collision over Roma

1989	ab412		MM81314 : CC-10. w/o 01jul89 Roma

1989	ah-1t		160807 : USMC; HMM-365 w/o 22nov89

1989	ah-1w	26209	162540 : USMC; HMLA-169 w/o 20jun89

1989	ah-64a	PV359	86-8989 : w/o 19oct89 catch fire at Ft Hunter-Ligget, CA. conv to JAH-64A ?

1989	as332L	2056	G-TIGN : Bristow d/d Feb83; w/o 22may89 Hong Kong, flew into a hillside in bad weather returning from a offshore oil platform, 3 fatalities

1989	as332m1	2189	743 : RJAF; w/o 02nov89

1989	as350b	1757	F-MJCI : Crashed in 1989

1989	ash-3d	6051	0794 : ARA 2-H-236. 1989 Sunk with polar transport ARA Bahia Paraiso on Antarctica

1989	ash-3d	6052	0795 : ARA 2-H-237. 1989 Sunk with polar transport ARA Bahia Paraiso on Antarctica

1989	ash-3d	6054	N-3014 : AS-61D-3 Sea King (SH-3A). accepted marinha 27apr84. w/o 08jan89

1989	ch-124	61-249	4011 : Sikorsky S-61B, c/n 61-249, del Royal Canadian Navy as CHSS-2, 4011, 1964; to CH-124A as 12411 Oct1968; w/o 19Sep89. 12411 : CH-124A. Crashed 19 Sep 1989 into the Atlantic off Bermuda. Recovered and became ground instruction airframe at CFB Shearwater.

1989	ch-135	32028	135128 : BuNo 70-15677. MFO. w/o 09dec89

1989	ch-3c	61-543	65-5692 : Sikorsky S-61R, c/n 61-540, ff?; del USAF as CH-3C 65-5692, 10Jan65; conv CH-3E unk; xfer 20th HS, Tab Son Nhut, Vietnam 66-67; xfer703rd SOS, Shaw AFB, SC 14Jan76-79; xfer 302nd SOS, Luke AFB, AZ 10Feb82-87; xfer 71st SOS, DM AFB, AZ 87; crashed & destroyed 12Mar89.

1989	CH-46D	2252	153358 : BV-107M, c/n 2252, ff?; accepted BWR FR Morton, PA as CH-46D 153358 13Feb67; xfer HMM-261 22Feb67; xfer HMM-264 05Dec68; xfer HMM-163 30Dec68; xfer H&MS-30 COSA 22Apr69; xfer HMM-364 25Jul69; xfer H&MS-36 COSA 23Feb71; xfer HMM-164 16Mar71; xfer H&MS-36 Subunit Futenma 24Feb71; xfer HMM-164 31Mar71; xfer H&MS-36 Subunit 2, WX-??, 07Jun72; xfer HMM-764, ML-431, unk; crashed 27May89 following collision with another CH-46E of same unit. 153358 : w/o 27may89 HMM-764 Fallon NV, cut in half by its own blades in midair, 2 passenger female marines fatalities. Actually dead-stick auto-rotated front half of airframe to single wheel landing

1989	CH-46D	2286	153388 : BV-107M, c/n 2286, ff?; accepted BWR FR Morton, PA as CH-46D 153388 01May67; xfer HMM-365 20May67; xfer HMM-161 06Nov67; xfer HMM-165 16Aug70; xfer H&MS-36 11May71; xfer H&MS-56 COSA 23Apr71; xfer HMM-161 12Oct71; xfer MASDC DMAFB as 1J0026 15Dec71; xfer NARF CHerrry Point 12Jan83; further unit xfers unk; xfer HMM-161, YR-??; w/o 17Mar89.

1989	CH-46F	2455	154848 : BV-107M, c/n 2455, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 154848 12Aug68; NATC Wpn Sys Test, Patuxent River, MD 15Aug68; xfer HMM-162 25Nov68; xfer HMM-365 16Sep69; xfer HMM-162 20Jan70; xfer H&MS-26 27Oct72; xfer HMM-162 23Jan73; noted HMM-265, EP-?? crashed 29May89 in operations off Okinawa, Japan. 14 of 22 onboard missing. The helicopter was taking part in a routine amphibious training excrcies when it pitched over to the right and went into the water upside down.

1989	CH-46F	2611	157712 : BV-107M, c/n 2611, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 157712 16Oct70; xfer HMM-365 27Oct70; xfer H&MS-26 16Feb71; xfer H&MS-16 CRAA 05Oct71; xfer HMM-161 06Jun72; further unit xfers unk; conv CH-46E unk; unit xfers unk; xfer HMM-764, ML-??, unk; w/o 12Feb89.

1989	ch-47c	b-825	ZA678 : RAF Chinook HC1/MA009 d/d 18mar81; w/o 27apr89 during tests at RAF Odiham; to ground instruction as /9229M ZA678 : 16Sep93 noted RNAY Fleetlands stored in derelict condition;

1989	ch-47c	b-848	ZA717 : RAF Chinook HC1 MA029; ex N37056; w/o 25jul89; Cranwell 9238M

1989	ch-53d	65-233	157140 : USMC; HMH-363 w/o 20mar89 at Pohang, South Korea. 19 fatalities, 15 survivors

1989	ch-54a	64-024	67-18422 : Sikorsky S-64A, c/n 64-024, ff?; del US Army as CH-54A 67-18422 unk; w/o 01Sep89.

1989	h-34g.ii	58-1104	PB+207 : Sikorsky H-34G.II, c/n 58-1104, ff?; reg N949 by Sikorsky, 1959; del W. Ger Heeresflieger as PB+207, unk; recoded PF+205, unk; recoded QA+474, unk; recoded PH+220, unk; recoded PH+264, unk; recoded PL+332, unk; recoded 80+39, unk; sold USA as N82814, unk; conv S-58T, unk; sold UK as G-BCRW, unk; sold South Africa as ZS-HHV, unk; rtnd USA as N24CH, unk; sold Universal Air Flight, South Korea as HL9239, unk; w/o when crashed into the sea off Ullung Do, South Korea, 13 pax killed, 27Jul89.

1989	hss-2	61-180	149910 : USN; conv SH-3H; HS-6 w/o 23feb89

1989	has.2	064	XZ244 : RN; Nov78 HAS.2 type as 829Sqn /NC-340 at Yeovilton XZ244 : HAS.3SGM type; w/o 14may89 asgn HMS Brilliant crashed after port cabin door detached in flight and hit tail rotor at Vipingo, near Mombasa, Keynia. 9 fatalities

1989	mk21	062	N-3028 : SAH-11. 16may89 hit mountain during night flight near Casimiro de Abreu, found 30may. 6 fatalities

1989	ah7	321	ZE377 : AAC; 657 Sqn w/o 01aug89

1989	mk89	312	02-F89 : Nigerian Navy d/d 84; ex G-BLFG,G-17-15; w/o 18dec89

1989	beta	0749	G-BOEV : Bristow helicopters w/o 7Sep89

1989	hp	0249	ZS-HLS : w/o 02jan89

1989	s-61a-4	61-784	M23-17 : w/o 14nov89 between Gunung Gerah and Gunung Bilah near the Kelantan-Perak border. 21 fatalities

1989	s-61a-4	61-786	M23-19 : w/o 18dec89 at Lundu, Sarawak. 16 fatalities

1989	s-61a-4	61-792	FM-1729 : Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri, c/n 61-792, ff:?; del RMAF as FM-1729, 12Feb78; recoded M23-25, unk; w/o 09Nov89. M23-25 : recoded M23-25, unk; w/o 09Nov89.

1989	sa330b	1354	1354 : w/o 20aug89

1989	sa330b	1518	1518 : ALAT w/o 26aug89

1989	sa330c	1230	HT.19-1 : EdA 402-01. EC-STH. Escuadron 402. w/o 02mar89

1989	sa330j	1529	H-3303 : TNI-AU 8Sku; w/o 29dec89

1989	ah.1	f.9511	XP910 : AAC d/d 06dec63; w/o 13sep89; Museum of Army Flying

1989	super frelon	06	06 : FN; 1985 on Clemenceau aircraft carrier; w/o October 1989

1989	has.2	wa 850	XZ582 : Westland Seaking HAS.2, f/f 13/07/1977; del Royal Navy as XZ582, 01/09/1977; conv HAS.5, unk; w/o 27/10/1989.

1989	SH-2F	198	161648 : HSL-34. w/o 3mar89

1989	SH-2F	237	162586 : Kaman Model 20 Seasprite, c/n 237, ff?; del USN as SH-2F 162586 unk; xfer HSL-34 unk; crashed & w/o Mayport, Fl, 14Mar89.

1989	sh-3d	61-359	HS.9-03 : Armada 01-503 Z.9-3 MAP BuNo 153534; conv SH-3G; w/o 19jul89

1989	sh-60b	70-403	162113 : USN; w/o 02aug89

1989	sh-60b	70-592	163236 : USN; HSL-45 w/o 20-30jun89

1989	UH-1B	1091	967 : BuNo 64-13967. w/o 13sep89

1989	UH-1B	hn925	FAH-925 : FAH, w/o 1989

1989	UH-1D	8127	70+67 : HTG 64, w/o 04.05.89 Stollberg 70+67 : Luftwaffe; 1984 HTG64

1989	uh-1d	8584	66-16390 : US Army cnvt. to UH-1H toward FAS 246 246 : FAS Guardian 1st batch del.1981 ex 66-16390 w/o 12Oct89

1989	uh-1h	12429	HU.10-15 : ET-252. w/o 18Jan89

1989	uh-1h	13592	HU.10-61 : ET-231. w/o 10aug89

1989	UH-1N	31446	160828 : US Navy; USS Peleliu (LHA-5) ship flight; w/o 10sep89 160828 : Killed were: one pilot, one crewman and the soon-to-be-assigned AIMD (Maintenance) Officer. Survivors were: one pilot, one crewman and the current AIMD Officer. The accident ocurred off the SOCAL (Southern California) coast and was attributed to a gearbox failure and inoperative chip detector 160828 : Mid-1978 picked up new from Bell by USS Okinawa (LPH-3) flight crew. Became ships helo nicknamed Oki 3

1989	UH-1N	31750	160458 : USMC; YS-/HMM-162 w/o 03may89

1989	uh-60a	70-691	83-23866 : US Army; B Co,2/2 AVN w/o 06jul89 crashed after hit power lines during night training 8 m East of Seoul, South Korea. 2 injuries

1989	wasp	f.9576	XS565 : dd 26 May 1964 to RN. 829 Sq Dido Flt/473 before Jan 1971, RNAY Fleetlands /473 by Jun 1970, 829 Sq Rothesay Flt/462-RO by Jan 1971 still Aug 1971, 829 Sq Brighton Flt/461 by May 1972 still Sep 1974, 829 Sq Plymouth Flt/445 Nov 1974 to Sep 1978, RAE Farnborough /445 by 1985. Scrapped PEE Foulness Island 1989.

1989	has.31	wa202	N7-202 : Westland Wessex HAS.31A, c/n WA202, f/f:31/08/62; del RAN as N7-202, 882, 29Sep62; recoded 812, unk; ditched 8/8/89 due to ground resonance from HMAS Success during Kangaroo 89; Lt(P) White RAN, Lt(P)Lister RAN & LSA Knolls; Crew rescued, Helo recovered; To Darwin Aviation Museum 11/89.

1989	has.31	wa214	N7-214 : Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA214, f/f:18/02/63; de; RAN as N7-214, 824, 18Mar63; Damaged 19/11/74, aircraft retired, 31Dec89.; Now at RAAF Williamtown as a training aid.

1989	has.31	wa218	N7-218 : Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA218, f/f:09/04/63; del RAN as N7-218, 828, 27Apr63; LEUT Reyne (P) RAN, aircraft made a forced landing, 4 miles West of Moruya, NSW after a loud bang was heard and vibration felt, 1986.; Aircraft returned to NAS Nowra underslung on RAAF Chinook, unk.; Ditched 180 Nautical miles NW of Surabaja from HMAS Stalwart in South China Sea, 30/10/89. LEUT(P) Lister, RAN and crew recovered by HMAS Stalwart.; Noted at Bomb Dump, Nowra, 1997. Destroyed at RANAS Nowra fireground, unk.

1989	has.31	wa220	N7-220 : Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA220, f/f:09/05/63; del RAN as N7-220, 830, 20May63; During May 1985, while on the ground at Sydney, this aircraft failed to start, another Wessex which was to return with 830 to Nowra had a door open in flight at Sydney and its door was swapped with that of 830 to allow one aircraft and crew to return to Nowra. This aircraft was later repaired and returned to Nowra, 03Nov85.; While conducting a winching demonstration at the annual Shoalhaven Spring Festival, the aircraft suffered an engine failure and made a heavy forced landing into a paddock at Shoalhaven Heads, 7nm from RANAS Nowra. Crew Lt(P) G. Sydney, RAN, POACM Culley & LSATWL Fields; Fields injured in crash. Withdrawn, 31/12/89. Stored at Nowra and scrapped.