Helicopter Westland Wasp Serial f.9587 Register NZ3904 XT417 used by Royal New Zealand Navy ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1964. Aircraft history and location
dd 3 Dec 1964 829 Sq Naiad Flt/470-NA Feb 1965 until Sep 1965 Westland Hayes by Dec 1965 Westland Yeovil by Nov 1969 A&AEE Nov 1969 still May 1970 SBAC 1970 Air Show exhibit Nord AS12 ASM trials a/c by Sep 1970 Westland Weston-super-Mare before Sep 1973 Westland Yeovil by Sep 1973 left RNAY Wroughton by road 2 May 1974 loaned RNZN as NZ3904, returned to RNAY Wroughton 31 Jul 1975 still May 1977, loaned again to RNZN as NZ3904 and departed in C-130H NZ7004 on 7 Oct 1977, sold to RNZN Sep 1979.
Accident ex UK XT417. On loan to RNZN May 1974 to Aug 1975 as replacement for the wrecked NZ3903 . Returned to RN. Loaned again Oct 1977 - Feb 1979, bought by RNZN Sep 1979. Destroyed by fire 20 Nov 1992 at Taupo when a tarpaulin boat cover was sucked up into the rotors during a hover taxi manoeuvre. NZ TAIC Aircraft Accident Report No.92-019.