Helicopter Accidents

Year 1973 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1973	206a	302	N4789R : Bell 206A cn302, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N4789R, unk VH-AND : xfer Australia as VH-AND, unk, [ntu?] VH-UHJ : Helicopter Utilities/Airfast Services Jun69, ex N4789R; w/o 09apr73 ditched off Masthead Island, near Gladstone, Qld
1973	206a	550	N8162J : Bell 206A cn550, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N8162J, unk; del US as N8162J, unk; w/o during auto rotation hard landing, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 28Jul73
1973	206a	599	N7065J : Bell 206A cn599, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N7065J, unk; del US as N7065J, unk; conv 206B-2, unk; w/o when buzzard jammed between transmission and swash plate, cyclic control tube broken. Aircraft suffered hard lndg ivo Lake Charles, LA, 02Feb73.
1973	47	25066	FAP-655 : FAP d/d 1972; w/o 05mar73
1973	47	25067	FAP-656 : FAP d/d 1972; w/o 25jan73
1973	ab205a	4075	MM80460 : Esercito E.I.270. w/o 13apr73 at Alpe di Siusi, Bolzano
1973	ab205a	4170	707 :
1973	ab205a-1	4149	MM80538 : Esercito E.I.286. w/o 19feb73 at Capoterra, Cagliari
1973	ab205a-1	4163	MM80549 : Esercito E.I.297. EM-2 type. w/o 14may73 at Aosta-Pollein
1973	ab205a-1	4505	I-VFEZ : w/o 06may73 at sea Arenzano in bad weather
1973	ab205b	4224	MM80696 : Esercito E.I.325. to civ as I-EIAA. w/o 18apr73 Khumbu glacier, Mount Everest (Nepal)
1973	ab47g-3b	1535	XT127 : AAC Sioux AH.1 d/d 04Jun64, w/o 06Feb73
1973	ah-1g	21052	Z.14-3 : Marina 007-3. BuNo 71-15092. w/o 23jul73
1973	ch-124	61-284	4018 : Sikorsky S-61B, c/n 61-284, del Royal Canadian Navy as CHSS-2, 4018, 1965; to CH-124A as 12418 Oct1968; w/o 26Apr73. 12418 : CAF; ex 4018; w/o 26Apr73
1973	ch-135	32022	135122 : BuNo 70-15671. 422 sqd. w/o 21jun73
1973	ch-3c	61-502	62-12577 : del USAF as CH-3C 62-12577, 30Jan64; w/o 14feb73 destroyed in ground fire 62-12577 : Sep65 6515 OMS pictured (top) at Edwards, CA 62-12577 : 31oct67
1973	CH-46D	2246	153354 : BV-107M, c/n 2246, ff?; accepted BWR FR Morton, PA as CH-46D 153354 24Jan67; xfer HMM-261 02Feb67; xfer HMM-161 08Jul67; xfer HMM-162 29Dec67; xfer HMM-365 25Mar68; xfer HMM-163 24Oct68; xfer H&MS-30 COSA 22Apr69; xfer HMMT-302 17May69; xfer H&MS-16 COSA 29Aug69; xfer H&MS-16 02Dec69; xfer HMM-364 11May70; xfer H&MS-36 24Feb71; xfer HMM-164 31Mar71; xfer H&MS-36 Subunit 2, WX-??, 07Jun72; w/o 20Aug73. 153354 : I was the crew chief on her final flight . We crashed on approach and were almost waved off and back over the water . I'm sure none of us woulde have survived . the fwd yellow blade had a crack in the D spar and went UA ! A WM Major and Ltcmdr were both killed by blade strikes as the blades and rotor heads went out of phase and entered the AC Myself and four others survived . we are I believe the only survivors of an inflight blade loss . Semper Fi
1973	CH-46D	2322	153971 : BV-107M, c/n 2322, ff:?; del BuWepsRep FR Morton, PA as CH-46D 153971 24Jul67; xfer HMM-162 28Jul67; xfer HMM-161 17Oct67; xfer H&MS-36 05Sep70; xfer HMM-164 04May71; xfer HMM-165 07Jun71; xfer HMM-164, YT-??, 10Mar73; w/o RVN 02Aug73.
1973	CH-46D	2340	153989 : BV-107M, c/n 2340, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep FR Morton, PA as CH-46D 153989 11Sep67; xfer HMM-364, 16Sep67; xfer HMM-262, ET-??, 19Feb68; xfer FAWPRA Atsugi 10May68; xfer NAS Atsugi, A&T 30Jul68; xfer HMM-364 13Aug68; xfer HMM-161 YR-??, 02May69; xfer H&MS-36 05Sep70; xfer HMM-165, YW-?? 11Mar71; w/o abd USS Tripoli (LPH-10) 11Mar73. 153989 : Oct72 asg HMM-165 was replaced as /YW-5 with 154833
1973	CH-46D	2377	154026 : BV-107M, c/n 2377, ff? accepted BuWepsRep, Morton, PA as CH-46D 154026, 25Oct67; xfer HMM-263 08Jan68; xfer HMMT-302 31Oct68; xfer H&MS-16 COSA 14Jul69; xfer HMM-364, YK-??, 08Aug69; xfer H&MS-36 23Feb71; xfer HMM-165 17Jun71; xfer HMM-164, YT-??, 21Nov72; w/o 06Dec73. 154026 : 1970 pictured during overhaul at Atsugi, Japan 154026 : I think this is the one from HMM-164, MAG-36 (Futenma) that crashed near a construction site in Onaha, Nishihara Village - killing 4 crew and injuring another severely. 154026 : Chief Warrant Officer named Poe was the pilot, and the Crew a Chief was Danny Curry of I believe Dallas Texas. Curry and one other crewman were killed and the co pilot survived with bad injury. Warrant Officer Poe survived but was badly burned. They were flight testing the new BIM blades from Boeing, and had a blade failure as I recall.
1973	CH-46D	2427	154820 : BV-107M, c/n 2427, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46D 154820 18Apr68; xfer HMMT-302 02May68; xfer H&MS-30 COSA 19Aug69; xfer H&MS-30 29Sep69; xfer HC-3 13Dec69; xfer FAWPRA Atsugi 17Dec71; xfer HC-3, Det 106, 02Jun72; dam 15Feb73; SOC 17May73. 154820 : w/o 15feb73 10:10hs crashed at John Hay's Baguio City, Phillipines
1973	CH-46F	2570	157671 : BV-107M, c/n 2570, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 157671 25Nov69; xfer HMM-264, EH-??, w/o 16Nov73.
1973	ch-47c	b-696	Z.17-1 : CF001; FAMET ET-401; ex N6692D; w/o 20feb73
1973	ch-53a	65-095	153709 : USMC 153709 : w/o 20jul73 Pax River. HX-21 153709 : Crashed at Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River Md, spring of 1973, complete loss. Lost one soul, Crew Chief Marine Sgt Tom Henderson. Navy Pilot, Civilian Test Pilot and Army Crew Chief escaped with non life threatening injuries.
1973	ch-53a	65-109	153723 : Sikorsky S-65A, c/n 65-109, ff:?; del USMC as CH-53A 153723, unk 153723 : w/o 25feb73 HMH-772
1973	ch-53a	65-136	154873 : USMC CH-53A 154873 : USN HM-12; w/o 02apr73 154873 : This a/c crashed a few days after Marine HMH-463 YH-11 went down in North Vietnam waters sweeping mines. Both crashes were a result of tail rotor pitch link failures. This crash resulted in all 53's being grounded and new more robust pitch links being installed. Neither crash caused fatalities
1973	ch-53d	65-168	156664 : USMC 156664 : w/o 02jul73 HMH-463 /YH
1973	ch-53d	65-279	157153 : USMC; 1972 HMT-204; H&MS-26 w/o 14mar73 on take off at MCAS New River. Pilot and electrician died. Co-pilot was badly burned. Crew chief was thrown clear. Was on its way to refurb at Corpus Christi and a rotor blade failed 157153 : They all died with the exception of one of the Crew Chiefs that was thrown clear. Both pilots, Sgt Jim Gwynn and a bunch of Cat-As were onboard as well 157153 : the pilots would have lived if crash crew had not run out of foam in the truck they forgot to refill after practice. 157153 : Cause of mishap was failure of main rotor blade hinge pin due to crack. 157153 : w/o 14mar73
1973	ch-53d	65-286	157160 : USMC 157160 : w/o 18mar73 HMH-463 /YH 157160 : Here are details regarding loss of 157160 157160 : Yankee Hotel 11 was actually air borne dragging mine gear in the water to mine sweeping area when the tail rotor pitch link failed. I was the crew chief on this aircraft when she went down. I was by the ramp when the tail rotor separated and the aircraft began a left to right yaw increasing in degrees rapidly until the aircraft began rotating 360 degrees in a nose down larger 360 arc. One hell of a ride. Sgt. John J. Walsh
1973	ch-53d	65-315	157739 : USMC CH-53D 157739 : w/o 27jan73 HMH-462 /YF-
1973	FH-1100	153	AE-302 : Ejercito d/d oct68; w/o 15mar73
1973	H-34A	SA.79	SA.79 : Sud Aviation, H-34A, c/n SA.79; del France Armee de l'Air as SA.79, unk; xfer 59 GAOM, unk; w/o 12Mar73.
1973	h-34a	58-109	53-4547 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 53-4547, 21Sep55; to CH-34C Jan64; sos Atlanta Government Depot, May71; xfer Mississippi NG, Jun71, crashed Aug73, sos Jun74; displayed at Fort Bliss as 57-6141 (museum assecion number); reported to 3rd Cavalry Museum, Fort Carson, Colorado, unk?
1973	h-34a	58-448	55-4484 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 55-4484, 27Jan57; to H-34C by Jan62; soc Atlanta Government Depot, GA, Sep71; xfer Mississippi National Guard, Oct71; crashed Aug 1973; soc Jun74.
1973	h-34a	58-93	53-4531 : del US ARMY as H-34A, 53-4531, 05Aug55; to CH-34C Mar63; sos Atlanta Government Depot, May71; xfer Mississippi NG, Jun71, crashed Aug73, soc Jun74.
1973	hh-52a	62-136	1457 : Sikorsky S-62C c/n 62-136, ff?; del USCG as HH-52A Seaguard 1457 unk; status unk. 1457 : date unknown tail rotor separated during training flight, near Sea Isle City, NJ. Autorotated to a marshy area, then rolled over. No injuries to crew. Returned to AR 1457 : w/o 1973, crashed while stationed at air station Cape May, New Jersey
1973	HH-53C	65-192	68-10362 : Jan70-Jan71 37th ARRS I was the first crew-chief assigned to 362 when it arrived at Da Nang. It was shipped over by ship, and assembled at Cam Ranh Bay, and flown to Da Nang. When I left Viet Nam, 362 had made 6 saves. 68-10362 : 1971-Apr72 37th ARRS, I crewed this Acft at Da Nang AFB, Vietnam. Stood Alert status for one of the longest periods and set a record , 30 days 68-10362 : 40th ARRS w/o 14jun73 Cambodia
1973	hss-1n	58-1774	MM153621 : Sikorsky SH-34J, c/n 58-1774, ff?; del Marina Militare Italiana under MDAP as SH-34J, MM153621, 4-13, unk; w/o in ground accident at Maristaeli Luni, 1973.
1973	hss-2	61-120	149704 : USN; conv to Point Mugu, CA NSH-3A type (satellite camera recovery aircraft); w/o 26nov73
1973	hss-2	61-158	149893 : US Navy; conv SH-3G; HC-1 w/o 22oct73
1973	hus-1	58-1229	148110 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1229, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148110, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; xfer Air America as XW-PHD, unk; w/o Laos 05Oct73. XW-PHD : 15jun71
1973	hus-1	58-1603	150237 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1603, ff:? del USMC as UH-34D, 150237, unk; xfer to Air America, unk; lost in Laos, 06Dec73.
1973	hus-1	58-1723	150727 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1723, ff:?; del USMC as UH-34D, 150727, unk; xfer Air America as XW-PHY, unk; w/o Laos, 30mar73. H-79 : nov70 XW-PHY : 29aug71 727 : 1972 727 : w/o 5jan73
1973	hus-1	58-1820	156598 : Sikorsky UH-34D ordered by USN under MDAP; del USMC as UH-34D, 156598, 03Apr69; soc NARF North Island, 13Jul69. H-76 : returned Sikorsky, xfer Air America as H-76, after 15Aug69; soc by 01Jul70. 6598 : xfer Royal Laotian Air Force as 6598, after 26Jun70; current 01Apr72; w/o Laos, 10Apr73.
1973	kv-107ii-4	4071	51738 : KV-107II-4, c/n 4071, ff?; del JGSDF as 51738, date?; units unknown; w/o in water landing mishap, 30Nov73.
1973	oh-13s	3934	ES702 : Hellenic Army; FMS 67-15885; d/d 07may69; w/o 15mar73 at SAS
1973	oh-58a	40471	69-16250 : US Army; 11aug73 w/o
1973	S-55C	M55-008	40020 : Mitsubishi S-55C, c/n M55-008, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40020 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 20Dec73.
1973	S-61N	61-467	N6967R : Sikorsky Apr/May 1969, to I-EVME I-EVME : Ischia - Elivie (Napoli-Capri-Sorrento shuttle), to VR-BDU VR-BDU : Brunei, to G-AZNE G-AZNE : Bristow from Feb72; w/o 04apr73 ditch near Glomar Oil Rig, North Sea G-AZNE : suffered a hard landing on the drill ship Glomar north Sea, in which the rotors drooped down over the top of the cockpit, damaging the engine controls and circuit breaker panels. The pilot was unable to shut down the engines. Passengers and co-pilot were evacuated and the pilot lifted off the deck and landed on the sea. He was able to evacuate and swim away, leaving the aircraft burning and turning on the water for 2 hours until fuel ran out. The aircraft rolled over and sank. No loss of life, lots of loss of face. Shift engineer on duty at BHL at the time of the incident G-AZNE : I was on that chopper, and I s---t myself and Iam still going on the blinking things but not for long
1973	S-61N	61-469	OY-HAI : Sikorsky S-61N-20, cn 61-469. ff:?; reg Sikorsky as N6971R, unk; del Air Greenland as OY-HAI, 08Jul69; w/o 12Oct73. remanufactured as S-61N-22 OY-HAI : named Akigssek ( Grouse ); circa 1970 pictured at Nuuk, Godthaab. Note still missing the radar nose and ice deflector; circa 1971 emergency landing on the Kangerlussuaq fjord 2 due to flameout on both engines because of ice in the intake. It was then repaired and upgraded with ice shields in front of the intake and with nose radar as well; w/o 25oct73 crashed 40km S of Nuuk, 15 fatalities. It was en route to Paamiut from Nuuk and was damaged beyond repair. Never repaired/rebuild
1973	s-62a	62-010	N980 : Application for reg 01aug60; registered to Sikorsky 22sep60; Sold to D.H. Braman, Victoria Bank VH-ANE : Ansett Transport Industries 1967, ex N980; Mar68 to Airfast Services Pty VH-ANE : Airfast Services Pty from Mar68; w/o 26may73 crashed near Polmaise Island, Qld en-route Gladstone-Heron Island. Landed safely without injuries to any of the 9 occupants. It was taken in tow but rolled over and sank
1973	s-62a	62-027	N316Y : Sikorsky S-62A c/n 62-027, ff ~1962; reg Sikorsky as N316Y; del to Humble Oil & Refining, Houston, TX as N316Y, Sep64; operated by Rotor Aids, Inc N316Y : sold World Wide Helicopters, CT as N316Y, Jan71 N316Y : sold Briles Wing & Helicopter as N316Y, unk; lsd to AMOCO Petroleum, unk; dam in uncontrolled lndg and w/o, Requena, Peru, 11Oct73; reportedly stored at Gardena, CA, unk.
1973	s-62a	62-122	N6957R : Sikorsky 1967 PH-NZB : KLM Nordzee Helikopters 29Dec67-Oct72 CF-OKS : Wardair Canada 26Oct72; Okanagan Helicopters Nov72; Golden West, lsd; w/o 24Apr73.
1973	S-62J	M62-006	33-4772 : Mitsubishi S-62J, c/n M62-006, ff?; del JASDF as 33-4772, 12Oct63; w/o 23Feb73.
1973	S-65C-3	65-235	131 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-235 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N6972R; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 131, Oct69; shot down by Egyptian SAM, 5 crewman killed, 2 ejected 12Oct73.
1973	S-65C-3	65-345	949 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-345 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N4004S; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 249, Oct71; reserialled 949 unk; shot down by Egyptian AAA or SAM, 2 crew + 12 wounded soldiers killed 24Oct73. 249 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-345 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N4004S; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 249, Oct71; reserialled 949 unk; shot down by Egyptian AAA or SAM, 2 crew + 12 wounded soldiers killed 24Oct73.
1973	s-69	69-001	73-21941 : US Army/NASA XH-59A ABC f/f 26jul73; tested in NASA Ames 40x80 ft tunnel; 24aug73 badly damaged in a crash
1973	sa316b	1466	5087 : Aerospatiale SA.316 Alouette III cn1466, ff:?; del RhAF as 5087, 11Jun68; oper by 7 Sqn, unk; w/o 20Nov73.
1973	sa316b	1847	0680 : accepted ARA 18nov71 as 4-H-8. 7jan73 near Pedro Luro (Buenos Aires) after turbine fail did autorotation emergency landing: 5 injuries. aircraft w/o
1973	sa318c	2019	A60 : Belgian Army c/n 2019/C646-A95 assembled at SABCA; 03feb73 w/o
1973	sa330b	1117	1117 : ALAT f/f dec73 w/o 06dec73
1973	sa330c	1050	9510 : FAP; w/o 18dec73 9510 : Damaged at Cantina de Oliveira, Mozambique due to fuel problems while transporting troops
1973	ah.1	f.9497	XP896 : w/o 20nov73, Armagh, N.Ireland
1973	se3130	1203	H-3 : KLU c/n 1203/83C F-BNKZ : SE 3130 Alouette II, cn 1203, del Heli-Union as F-BNKZ, unk; used in filming several episodes of the classic spy show "The Prisoner", 1966-1967. [Note: Though the helo is marked as F-BNKZ on the exterior, the G-AVEE code appears on the instrument panel for radio calls in some episodes.] G-AVEE : xfer RBA Helicopters, Reading, Berkshire, UK, as G-AVEE, 16Jan67; xfer Gregory Air Services, UK as G-AVEE, 15Dec67, [Note: Continued its role as a TV star in episodes of "The Avengers," "The Champions," and "Man In A Suitcase," all filmed in 1967-68.]; xfer Medminster as G-AVEE, 30May73; Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed into The Wash, off Holbeach, Lincolnshire, UK, 07Jul73; reg canx 17Aug73.
1973	se3160	1015	RRAF500 : Aerospatiale SA.316 Alouette III cn1015, ff:?; del Rhodesian AF as RRAF500, 27Mar62; 7500 : reserialled Rhodesian Air Force as 7500, unk;w/o 21Feb73.
1973	Sioux	wa333	XT174 : AAC Scout AH.1; d/d 23Aug65 XT174 : AAC with 666 Sqn displayed at RAF Topcliffe Open Day 08jul72 XT174 : AAC; w/o 18apr73 hit telephone lines at Caledon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
1973	Sioux	wa344	XT185 : AAC; Sioux AH.1 d/d 01Oct65, w/o 16Sep73
1973	Sioux	wa397	XT238 : AAC Sioux AH.1 d/d 04Jul66, w/o 07Jul73 XT238 : 15th/16th Queen's Royal Lancers. Crashed 07 July 1973 in Aldridge, Staffordshire, UK, trying to rescue skydiver from overhead power lines.
1973	Sioux	wa415	XT503 : AAC Sioux AH.1 d/d 02Nov66, w/o 05May73
1973	Sioux	wa592	XT830 : AAC Sioux AH.1 d/d 09oct67, w/o 19sep73
1973	Sioux	wa598	XT836 : AAC Sioux AH.1 d/d 17nov67, w/o 27feb73
1973	Sioux	wa714	XW194 : AAC Sioux AH.1 d/d 10jun69, w/o 05oct73
1973	TH-1L	6413	157818 : HT-18 w/o 11nov73 157818 : Fatal crash when rotor blade malfunction caused helicopter to disintegrate
1973	th-57a	5003	157357 : w/o 02jul73
1973	UH-1B	543	62-2023 : US Army 62-02023 62-2023 : w/o 15feb73
1973	UH-1B	744	63-8522 : w/o 30jan73
1973	UH-1D	8153	70+93 : HTG 64, w/o 02.01.73 Tiefenthal
1973	UH-1D	8210	71+50 : HTG 64, w/o 18.12.73 Beimerstetten/Schwaeb. Alb 71+50 : Noted on Ahlhorn fire dump. To Fassberg by 1983. 71+50 : At Fassberg by 1983 (from Ahlhorn).
1973	UH-1D	8404	72+84 : w/o 08.01.1973 Hohenwestedt
1973	UH-1D	8492	73+72 : w/o 20.11.1973 Uebung Hungriger Wolf (Exercise Hungry Wolf)
1973	UH-1E	6014	151279 : HML-765 w/o 18jul73
1973	UH-1E	6169	154947 : HT-18 w/o 03dec73
1973	UH-1N	31632	158291 : HML-167. w/o 05dec73
1973	UH-2A	20	149016 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 20, ff?; del USN as UH2K-1, 149016 unk; redesig UH-2A Oct 1962; redesig HH-2D, 1970; asgd NAS Oceana, VA, unk; w/o 14Aug73.
1973	UH-2B	177	152193 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 177, ff?; del USN as HU2K-1U 152193 unk; redesig UH-2B in 1962; unit xfers unk; redesig SH-2D unk; xfer HSL-32, HV-xxx, asgd USS Guam (LPH-7), unk; w/o 01Nov73 when crashed on pier 5 btwn USS Guam (LPH-7) & USS Forrestal (CVA-59) at Norfolk Naval Station.
1973	UH-2B	182	152198 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 182, ff?; del USN as HU2K-1U 158198 unk; redesig UH-2B in 1962; fate unk. 152198 : 1968/70 UH-2C type HC-1 152198 : w/o Mar73 lost power on one engine shortly after takeoff from the USS Sterett (DLG-31) between Guam and the Philippines. The aircraft impacted the water, rolled over and sank. All three crewmembers egressed safely and survived. It was an SH-2D and was on HSL-31 Det-1 at the time of the accident
1973	vh-3a	61-098	150612 : USMC HSS-2Z; HMX-1 w/o 26may73
1973	Wasp	f.9612	XT442 : RN d/d 21 Apr 1966; 829Sq Nubian Flt/457-NU by May 1966 until c Apr 1967; 829Sq Yarmouth Flt/456 by Jun 1971 still 1972 XT442 : late 1967 until 1970 asg 829Sq HMS Zulu (F124) Flt XT442 : 829Sq Eskimo Flt/453 by Sep 1973; w/o 12dec73 while on loan to Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) Flight/453, crashed on take off from Norton Heliport, Dartmouth. XT442 : RN: Wasp HAS.1 noted in storage at RAF Wroughton 21oct78, coded 326 ex 829NAS ex HMS Arrow Flt (F173)
1973	Wasp	f.9678	NZ3901 : Delivered to Whenuapai Oct 1966. Undercarriage damaged in heavy landing on HMNZS Waikato 21 Oct 1967 as c/s ZM-ZUV. Repaired Auckland. w/o 7 Apr 1973 Waitemata Harbour after tail rotor stopped on engine failure. Some parts re-used in NZ3909, wreck stored North Shore. NZ3901 : Subritzky Aircraft Collection at Dairy Flat Mainly Complete by Aug16
1973	Wasp	f.9757	NZ3903 : Delivered Nov 1971. Arrived on HMNZS Canterbury Jun 1972 as 3 Sqdn/460 c/s ZM-ZUX. Engine failure on 30 Nov 1973 caused crash into Waitemata Harbour off North Head. Written off and stored at Devonport (NZ) naval base.
1973	har.2	wa149	XL110 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.2, c/n WA149, ff: 30Nov56; del Royal Air Force as XL110, 11Dec56; conv HAR.10, unk; w/o 06Feb73; soc Cyprus, unk.
1973	has7	wa239	XL900 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA239, f/f: 29Oct58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL900, 07Nov58; conv HAR.9, unk; w/o 21Nov73, b/u for spares and produce, unk. XL900 : HAS.7 824Sqn/333-C Apr 1961, replacing XN303 on unit strength until May 1963.
1973	has7	wa290	XN310 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA290, f/f: 26Jan60; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XN310, 09Feb60; conv HAR.9, unk; w/o 16Apr73. XN310 : 814Sq/284-H by Apr 1960 to Sep 1961, 846 Sq/Q-A from Jun 1962 to Dec 1962, 847 Sq/J-CU by May 1963, conv to HAR.9 at W-s-M Aug 1965 XN310 : A&AEE Nov 1965, Hermes SAR Flt/335-H by Jan 1966, RNAY Fleetlands by Feb 1967, Lossiemouth SAR Flt/684 by Dec 1969, Lee SAR Flt/810-LS by Feb 1973, ditched and sank in Solent (1nm SW of Gilkicker Pt) 16 Apr 1973.