ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56055
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| Date: | Sunday 3 December 2006 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight |
| Owner/operator: | HMM-165 USMC |
| Registration: | 156459 |
| MSN: | 2529 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | lake Qadisiyah in Anbar province -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Made emergency landing on Lake Qadisiya after losing power shortly after takeoff from US base. Fearing that helo might roll over and sink, 14 of the 16 occupants exited just before touchdown. Four of them drowned.
Sources:
Scramble 335
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/04/iraq.main/index.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2013 11:38 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2013 09:43 | krasatpi | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2020 16:59 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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