Accident Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King 149931,
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Date:Monday 9 November 1987
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King
Owner/operator:HS-12 US Navy
Registration: 149931
MSN: 61-205 ?
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Indian Ocean -   Indian Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Midway
Destination airport:USS Midway
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost due to ASE hardover during post maintenance flight. The helicopter dove nose-first from about 150 feet and impacted the water on the starboard side of USS Midway. Code´NF-615´

Sources:

home.att.net/~jbaugher/usafserials.html

Images:



Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jan-2010 10:15 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Feb-2020 11:53 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]
10-Nov-2021 08:35 Zilla Updated [Damage, Photo]
10-Nov-2021 08:35 Zilla Updated [Damage, Photo]

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