ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278168
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| Date: | Monday 16 May 2022 |
| Time: | c. 08:40 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-61N |
| Owner/operator: | Air Palace |
| Registration: | HL9490 |
| MSN: | 61468 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Seonja, near Geoje -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Sikorsky S-61N transporting building materials for the construction of a mountain path crashed on Mount Seonja, near Geoje. One occupant(captain) was killed and two(FO and mechanic) were seriously injured.
On May 19, mechanic died due to brain death.
Sources:
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/05/796599/helicopter-crashes-south-korea-3-seriously-injured
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2022/05/281_329204.html
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220516002951315
https://www.yna.co.kr/view/MYH20220516015100704?section=video/all
https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/082/0001156469?sid=102
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/58646_1615714011.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex C-FHHM, C-FZLU, N6968R, V8-UDX, VR-UDX, N6968R
Media:
S-61 Helicopter crashes in Geoje, South Korea; 3 seriously injured https://t.co/IUBUp4HHbj
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) May 16, 2022
— AL1web © (@AL1web) May 17, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2022 05:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-May-2022 07:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Nature, Embed code] |
| 16-May-2022 07:18 | harro | Updated [Nature, Embed code] |
| 16-May-2022 07:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2022 07:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Embed code] |
| 16-May-2022 07:22 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 16-May-2022 10:02 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2022 11:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2022 17:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2022 10:41 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 17-May-2022 11:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
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