VH-UTY · B47G
Bell Helicopter CO 47G-3B1 · built 1966
Register facts: CASA Register of Civil Aircraft (open data, file dated October 1, 2026).
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1966 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried VH-UTY.
- November 17, 1953Accident
The single engine airplane was performing a cargo flight from Port Moresby to Kokoda, carrying mail, freezer meat, bread, Christmas parcels and general cargo. The pilot Frank Goosens remembers: "I had to circle and circle to climb over the Gap. I jumped over the ridge to get over Lake Myola, and had to tackle one more ridge.