ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87467
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| Date: | Friday 6 September 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing Vertol Hkp4B (CH-46) |
| Owner/operator: | Svenska Marinen (Swedish Navy) |
| Registration: | 04062 / Y62 |
| MSN: | 502 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SE off Huvudskär -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gotska Sandön |
| ESQP | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into sea due to mechanical failure to the rear rotor. One rear rotor blade broke off and damaged the forward rotor hub. Four crewmember and six passengers was killed in the crash.
Sources:
1. https://www.helis.com/database/accidents/?model=219
http://www.avrosys.nu/aircraft/Heli/504khp4/504HKP4.htm
https://www.sjohistoriska.se/fordjupning/marketstore/foto?msobjid=57055 (Img from 1965)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2011 14:37 | TB | Added |
| 12-Feb-2011 09:30 | Masen63 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2011 10:12 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 02-Oct-2012 23:38 | Masen63 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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