ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233547
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 August 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy HM-15 Det.2 |
| Registration: | 163052 |
| MSN: | 65-541 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bahrain International Airport -
 Bahrain
|
| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BAH / OBBI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
US Naval Forces Central Command reported that a HM-15 Sea Dragon made a hard landing damaging the aircraft tail section following an engine malfunction at Bahrain IAP. No one on board was injured. The Naval Safety Center recorded it as a Class "A" mishap. Scramble reports that 163052 / "TB-00" was written-off.
Sources:
https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=69152
Airforces Monthly (November 2012) & Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2020 06:59 | StokieSteve | Added |
| 04-Mar-2020 06:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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