ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240906
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| Date: | Thursday 3 September 2020 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sneads Ferry, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS New River, NC |
| MCAS New River, NC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
After making an emergency landing, the USMC helicopter caught fire and was destroyed. The four crew members left the helicopter safely.
Sources:
https://www.wect.com/2020/09/03/military-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-sneads-ferry/
https://www.witn.com/2020/09/03/new-river-air-station-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-in-sneads-ferry/
https://wcti12.com/news/local/officials-military-helicopter-went-down-in-sneads-ferry
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-helicopter-fire-new-river
Media:
Marine helicopter makes emergency landing in N.C. >> https://t.co/2Tx8FqUZxO pic.twitter.com/LPmHKWR0W9
— WMBF News (@wmbfnews) September 4, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2020 07:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Sep-2020 07:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2020 07:28 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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