ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56046
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| Date: | Monday 19 August 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight |
| Owner/operator: | USMC |
| Registration: | 153993 |
| MSN: | 2344 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kuwait -
 Kuwait
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While on training flight in Kuwait, engine fire (due to failure of #3 oil bearing lubrication) caused smoke in cockpit obscuring pilots' vision. Subsequent hard landing caused nose gear to snap off, rotor blades to "desync" and fire to spread. Ignition of .50 caliber ordnance delayed rescue/recovery effort.
Sources:
Scramble 260
Flight International 4-10 June 1997
http://articles.latimes.com/1996-08-23/local/me-37059_1_marine-corps-kuwait
Personal observation, former USNAVCENT staff mbr.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2011 16:10 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Source] |
| 20-Feb-2013 12:46 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2014 18:02 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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