Incident Sikorsky/VFW-Fokker CH-53G 84+46,
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Date:Monday 9 December 2019
Time:evening
Type:Silhouette image of generic H53 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky/VFW-Fokker CH-53G
Owner/operator:HSG 64 Luftwaffe
Registration: 84+46
MSN: V65-044
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:near Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Laupheim Air Base (ETHL)
Destination airport:Laupheim Air Base (ETHL)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The main rotor of a Luftwaffe HSG64 Sikorsky/VFW-Fokker CH-53G touched some tree tops during a low flying training mission and the pilots decided to make a short notice security landing near Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg. The helicopter stayed overnight in a field guarded by German Feldjäger.
All nine POB OK.
After two days of technical investigation and exchange of the rotor blades the helicopter flew back to Laupheim.

Sources:

https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/tuebingen/Notlandung-Hubschrauber-der-Bundeswehr,bundeswehrhubschrauber-notlandung-100.html
https://twitter.com/hashtag/HSG64?src=hashtag_click
https://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?p=951777#p951777

https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/tuebingen/Sigmaringen-Bundeswehrhubschrauber-wieder-sicher-gelandet,bundeswehrhubschrauber-wieder-sicher-gelandet-100.html

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/3/19188_1387585696.jpg https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7452347 (photo's)

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Dec-2019 22:12 RobertMB Added
10-Dec-2019 23:52 Geno Updated [Registration, Source]
11-Dec-2019 04:51 Iceman 29 Updated [Embed code]
11-Dec-2019 09:12 RobertMB Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative]
11-Dec-2019 10:42 RobertMB Updated [Registration]
04-Jan-2020 20:08 deed Updated [Source, Narrative]
06-Jan-2020 19:43 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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