ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279147
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| Date: | Thursday 9 June 2022 |
| Time: | c. 18:00 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near El Centro, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Naval Air Facility El Centro, CA (NJK/KJNNK) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
A US Navy Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 3 (HSC-3) based at Naval Air Station North Island, crashed on a training range near El Centro, California.
The four occupants survived the crash.
*The MH-60S is unofficially known as the "Knighthawk", referring to the preceding Sea Knight, though "Seahawk" is its official DoD name.
Sources:
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2022-06-09/no-word-on-fate-of-5-us-marines-aboard-crashed-aircraft
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4565700
https://www.foxla.com/news/crews-responding-to-possible-crash-involving-military-plane-near-yuma-arizona
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_SH-60_Seahawk#MH-60S
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2022 01:54 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 10-Jun-2022 05:49 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Plane category] |
| 10-Jun-2022 05:52 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Plane category] |
| 10-Jun-2022 05:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 05:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 06:13 | The2ndBaron | Updated [Phase, Narrative, Category] |
| 10-Jun-2022 14:13 | johnwg | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2022 09:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator] |
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