ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56018
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 January 2005 |
| Time: | 01:20 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | HMH-361 USMC |
| Registration: | 164536 |
| MSN: | 65-597 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 31 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ar Rutbahh, Al Anbar Province -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Al Taqaddum (TQ) |
| Camp Korean Village (KV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during sandstorm.
A report was released by the USMC on SPT 28, 2005, and cited human error as the cause. The crew became disorientated in worthening weather and visibility quickly reduced, they flew into the ground after failing to realise that the helicopter had begun banking to the left. The pilot of a second helicopter (Capt Norman Day), which lande safely, and which was responsible for providing updated informations for both crew, has been taken off flying status.
Sources:
Scramble 319
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/26/iraq.main/
http://jeanne_and_trev.tripod.com/iraqifreedomheroes/id101.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4209269.stm
AFM DEC 2005, p77
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2011 00:55 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2013 12:24 | krasatpi | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2016 16:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2020 16:46 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Dec-2021 13:01 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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