ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56421
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| Date: | Sunday 20 May 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Kaman HH-2D Sea Sprite |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 149028 |
| MSN: | 32 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near NAS Brunswick, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Brunswick |
| NAS Norfolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Navy helicopter crashed in a field Sunday morning [May 20, 1979] while en route to the Brunswick (Maine) Naval Air Station from Norfolk, Va., killing all five crewmen aboard. The victims were identified by the Navy as Lt. Cmdr. Lynwood H. Duncan, 34, Greensboro. NC; Lt Cmdr. James P. Hogan, 34, Davenport, Iowa; Lt. Paul L. Mellott, 31, Funkstown, Md.; Petty Officer 2d Class Michael J. Kennedy, 25, Warminister. Pa.; and Airman Paul J. Delias, 21, San Jose. Calif. In Norfolk. The Navy reported the SH2D Seasprite chopper went down around 9:30 a.m. The crew members were assigned to Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 30, also known as HSL-30 The Navy said an investigation into the crash had begun.
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/140245107/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2017 20:36 | skonesam | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2018 15:21 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source] |
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