The 2005 Nias Island Sea King crash was the crash of a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Westland WS-61 Sea King helicopter (tail number N16-100, call sign "Shark 02") of 817 Squadron RAN at approximately 4 pm (local time) on 2 April 2005 with 11 personnel on board.

Sixty-nine pilots and crewmembers have been killed in accidents involving Westland Sea Kings. Of the accidents and incidents included in this list, six were caused by engine failure, while six flight-into-terrain accidents were recorded, with two additional hard landings resulting in serious damage to the aircraft.

The aim of this essay is to critically analyse the 2005 Nias Island Sea King Crash and investigate what lessons have been learnt from the tragedy and how this influenced the Royal Australian Navy today.

At approximately 4pm local time on 2 April 2005, Sea King helicopter N16-100 (callsign ‘Shark 02’), crashed on the Indonesian island of Nias while on a humanitarian support mission. Nine Australian Defence Force personnel were fatally injured in the accident.

Accepting "full responsibility" for the 2005 Sea King helicopter crash that claimed nine lives, the navy today began disciplinary action against 10 defence personnel adversely named by a military inquiry.

Apr 1, 2021 · The nine Australians - seven men and two women - died when a Navy Sea King chopper attached to HMAS Kanimbla went down on Nias Island, off the west coast of Sumatra, at about 7.30pm Melbourne time.

On 2 April 2005, a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Sea King helicopter from HMAS Kanimbla crashed on the Indonesian island of Nias when approaching the village of Amandraya, at approximately 7:30 pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time).

The 2005 Nias Island WS-61 Sea King crash, was the crash of a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Westland WS-61 Sea King helicopter (registration N16-100, call sign Shark 02) of 817 Squadron RAN at approximately 4 pm (local time) on 2 April 2005 with 11 personnel on board.

Apr 15, 2005 · Hundreds of family members and friends of the nine victims of the Sea King helicopter crash have gathered in the Great Hall at Parliament House in Canberra for an emotional memorial service. The helicopter crashed on the Indonesian island of Nias, while delivering aid to victims of the earthquake.

Jun 21, 2007 · A report into the deadly 2005 crash of a Navy Sea King helicopter in Indonesia has made adverse findings against a number of current and former Defence personnel. The Navy has today released the 1,700-page report into the crash, in which nine people were killed and two were seriously injured.