ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146561
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| Date: | 29-JUN-2012 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: | Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon |
| Owner/operator: | HM-14, US Navy |
| Registration: | 164793 |
| MSN: | 65-603 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Pohang -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Pohang Air Base |
A U.S. military helicopter crash- landed on a farm and burned in South Korea's southeastern city of Pohang. Reason - #2 engine overheat resulted in fire.
No injuries.
Sources:
http://www.china.org.cn/world/2012-06/29/content_25769843.htm
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/ID/717987/US-helicopter-crash-lands-in-SKorean-city.aspx]
http://pic.joinsmsn.com/photo/article/article.asp?total_id=8619708
http://www.public.navy.mil/navsafecen/Documents/statistics/AvSummaries.pdf
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2012 03:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Jun-2012 03:47 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Jul-2012 00:20 | bob | Updated [Embed code] |
| 02-Jul-2012 00:21 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Source] |
| 05-Sep-2012 09:38 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2017 10:40 | rvargast17 | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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