Accident Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk 164463,
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Date:Friday 6 September 2002
Time:07:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic H60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 164463
MSN: 70.1794
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:80 mi W of Bushehr -   Iran
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Mobile Bay (CG 53)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in northern Arabian Gulf. Rotors hit ship mast while hovering over Syrian vessel. Cameraman Larry Greene (KCBS TV) killed.

Sources:

Scramble 283
AFM November 2002, p72

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Mar-2017 18:30 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
27-Jan-2020 09:41 TB Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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