ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68587
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 February 2009 |
| Time: | 21:23 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk |
| Owner/operator: | NSAWC US Navy Rotory Wing Weapons School |
| Registration: | 166363 |
| MSN: | 702989 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nevada -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Fallon |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft 74 struck wires returning from a CAS event 17 mil SE of NAS Fallon, Nevada. Cause of accident poor SA. Although the Wires were called out by the Student Pilot and copied by the instructor, they both were talking about two different wire sets. Aircraft hit first set resulting in loss of tail rotor and impact to the ground and roll down to crash site. Aircraft had not reached its first phase since new.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries23.html
Personal recollection from incident
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2009 01:25 | RW-018 | Added |
| 06-Mar-2010 11:02 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2010 13:44 | Shakhov | Updated [Source] |
| 17-Sep-2018 19:15 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2020 12:17 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Feb-2024 07:58 | Igor | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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