Incident Boeing Vertol CH-46D Sea Knight 153370,
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Date:Thursday 11 June 1981
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing Vertol CH-46D Sea Knight
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration: 153370
MSN: 2266
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:East China Sea, North of Okinawa -   Japan
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Rear head blade delaminated, slinging off blade deice blanket. Helo landed in water, crew deplaned in liferaft and AC sank. Not deemed worth recovering.

Sources:

First hand. Pilot of AC
- JF Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Nov-2013 07:15 razz Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2014 19:19 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source]

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