Incident Mitsubishi/Sikorsky SH-60J Seahawk ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265652
 
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Date:Sunday 18 July 2021
Time:22:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic H60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mitsubishi/Sikorsky SH-60J Seahawk
Owner/operator:Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Pacific Ocean, 300 km E of Amami-oshima Island -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two SH-60J military helicopters of Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, belonging to destroyers JS Kirisame, DD-104 and JS Kaga, DDH-184, contacted each other in-flight while on a training flight over the Pacific Ocean at night. Both helicopters safely returned to each mother ship. There were no injuries. One of the main rotor blades of each SH-60J received damage.

Sources:

https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2021071900632&g=soc&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=link_back_auto
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f9071e97b165f1193fb877609387c414c960168d
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210719/k10013147691000.html?utm_int=news-social_contents_list-items_013

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jul-2021 14:04 isamuel Added
19-Jul-2021 14:44 Aerossurance Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
19-Jul-2021 14:44 Aerossurance Updated [[Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]]
19-Jul-2021 14:44 Aerossurance Updated [[[Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]]]
19-Jul-2021 14:44 Aerossurance Updated [[[[Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]]]]
19-Jul-2021 14:45 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type]

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