Incident Sikorsky MH-60S Sea Hawk 167826/70,
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Date:Wednesday 21 December 2011
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky MH-60S Sea Hawk
Owner/operator:Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center US Navy
Registration: 167826/70
MSN: 70-3092
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Bridgeport, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fallon NAS, NV (NFL/KNFL)
Destination airport:Fallon NAS, NV (NFL/KNFL)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Navy MH-60S helicopter assigned to Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center at Naval Air Station Fallon crashed Wednesday while conducting a training mission in a remote location near the Mountain Warfare Training Center west of Bridgeport, Calif. Cause of crash was CFIT due to bad SA and Pilot error. Power calculations were done incorrectly prior to conducting a High Altitude landing for the Navy MT Flying Course. Crew suffered minor injuries.

No casualties.

Sources:

https://www.nevadaappeal.com/111229969/
Scramble

IGOR

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Dec-2011 13:47 gerard57 Added
23-Dec-2011 04:10 gerard57 Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport]
23-Dec-2011 12:40 Alpine Flight Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport]
30-Sep-2016 15:31 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
10-Feb-2020 12:23 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]
11-Feb-2020 20:35 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]
14-Mar-2020 12:54 harro Updated [Registration, Cn, Source]
15-Feb-2024 07:58 Igor Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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