ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56282
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Date: | Sunday 13 September 1981 |
Time: | |
Type: | Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King |
Owner/operator: | US Navy HS-3 |
Registration: | 149696 |
MSN: | 61-... |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
Location: | 360 miles east of Norfolk VA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Helicopter crashed at sea during nearly perfect weather and sunk with 1 officer, Commander of HC3 squadron, and 2 Petty Officers aboard. Remains not recovered. Was 5 miles from aircraft carrier. No witnesses of the accident. No distress call from aircraft.
Sources:
Casualty report, AP wire news report
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Jan-2010 02:40 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
28-Mar-2017 07:45 |
Tatterhood54 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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