ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56393
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| Date: | Thursday 28 March 2002 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Bell HH-1N |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 158553 |
| MSN: | 31638 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Split Mountain, Lake Isabella, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS China Lake, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Jason “Pooh Bear” Bayer and U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Charles Clint King Chaco lost their lives when their U.S. Navy HH-1N Huey helicopter (BuNo 158553) crashed at about 1 p.m. near Split Mountain, Lake Isabella, CA (about 150 miles north of Los Angeles).
The helicopter took off Thursday morning at about 12:30 p.m. EST from the Naval Weapons Test Squadron in China Lake, CA, and had been expected to return from its routine weapons test mission at 4:30 p.m. Survivors include Lieutenant Commander Ric McCarthy, Lieutenant Sean O'Brien, AT3 Damien Ramey and AT3 Megan McKee.
Sources:
Scramble 278
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2011 05:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2019 10:09 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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