Incident Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King 152136,
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Date:Wednesday 12 February 1986
Time:23:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King
Owner/operator:HS-12 US Navy
Registration: 152136
MSN: 61-333
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:South China Sea -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Midway (CV-41)
Destination airport:USS Midway (CV-41)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Forced landing; sank. Coded´NF-610´

Tail rotor failute after massive vibrations caused lower personel door to depart the aircraft and strike the tail rotor. I was aboard the aircraft as the First Crewman. Both pilots were awarded air medals. The aircraft sank in over 12,000 feet of water.

Sources:

Flight International 16 May 1987

I was there. I wrote an article about this mishap that published by Approach Magazine, November 2002.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 02:47 harro Updated
08-Jan-2010 10:51 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Narrative]
24-Jun-2012 11:02 talachan Updated [Time, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Feb-2020 11:49 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]

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