ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154815
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| Date: | Friday 29 August 1986 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 157689 |
| MSN: | 2588 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bodø -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Saipan (LHA-2) |
| USS Raleigh (LPD-1) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Rotor blades hit CH-53A on take-off from USS Saipan during exercise "Northern Wedding 86". Helicopter crashed overboard.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 1.9.1986, p10
Flight International 16 May 1987, p42
JFBaugher
Passenger on seccond helo/Eye Witness to accident Sgt McCloskey, M.A. USMC C 1/6
Images:
Photo taken of CH-53A, MS 483, BuNo 153302, being lifted off USS Saipan.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2013 15:33 | TB | Added |
| 05-Apr-2013 15:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2014 18:02 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-Sep-2017 16:44 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source] |
| 18-Mar-2018 21:05 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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