ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73348
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| Date: | Monday 4 November 2002 |
| Time: | c. 15:30 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-70B |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri |
| Registration: | TCB-51 |
| MSN: | 702... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sapanca Gölü -
 Turkey
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Izmit NAS (15:00) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a routine training flight both pilots focused on tactical measures on MFDs, both pilots experienced but newly adapted to glass cockpit aircraft. Losing situational awareness and not checking rate of descent the helicopter crashed, nose part(cockpit) seperated. Pilots died in crash, 2 sensor operators got out through cabin windows underwater, got to the surface unharmed with the help of personal flotation devices.
Sources:
Scramble
Air Forces Monthly January 2003, p76
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2010 10:40 | TB | Added |
| 23-Dec-2012 09:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2013 16:20 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 13-Dec-2014 18:29 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2014 19:09 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2018 19:06 | rotorhedd | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2020 19:49 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
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