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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 701416
* The model displayed above will either be the aircraft's birth or earliest modified model. To see the aircrafts modification history see the below Aircraft Historical Events.
Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 1
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 October 1990 | A25-221 | S-70A-9 |  |
Hawker De Havilland |
On 11 October 1990 the Aircraft was assembled from a Sikorsky provided kit by Hawker De Havilland at Bankstown, Australia and flown for the first time. |
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Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 October 1990 | A25-221 | S-70A-9 | |
Australian Army Aviation Corps |
On 19 October 1990 the Aircraft was handed over to the Royal Australian Army and assigned to 5th Aviation Regiment located at Bundaberg, Queensland. Name of Cowling: Phoenix On 10 November 2005 the Aircraft was located at Townsville, Queensland undergoing maintenance. |
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Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 3
| Date | Tail Number | Model | Country | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 November 2006 | A25-221 | S-70A-9 | |
Australian Army Aviation Corps |
On 29 November 2006 the crashed while attempting to land on the HMAS Kanimbla off the coast of Fiji. The helicopter was carrying 10 Australian military personnel - including six SAS soldiers and four from the Townsville-based Fifth Aviation Regiment. The aircraft hit the deck hard while attempting to land and then rolled over the deck into 2000-Meter-deep water and sank. The pilot, Cpt Mark Bingley of 171 Sqn and an SAS Trooper, Josh Porter, were killed and eight occupants survived the accident. In July 2008, A Board of Enquiry reported that pilot error was the main contributing factor to this accident.
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