ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59901
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| Date: | Friday 18 October 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-47 Chinook (CH-47C) |
| Owner/operator: | Boeing (Canadian Armed Forces) (CAF) |
| Registration: | 147001 |
| MSN: | B.718/G-001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | New Cumberland, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NCAD New Cumberland, Pa. (New Cumberland Army Depot) |
| Canada | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
US serial 74-22058 assigned, never marked while with Canadian Forces. Burst into flames in flight and crashed in a mountainous region in central Pennsylvania on delivery flight to Canada following drive shaft failure and loss of synchronization. After lengthy litigation, replaced by 147009. Struck off charge 29 October 1975.
Sources:
New Straits Times 21 October 1974, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2009 11:21 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 12-Mar-2010 01:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2011 05:30 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2012 20:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2014 20:06 | Steve | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2019 17:26 | TB | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2022 19:05 | Wade Baker | Updated [Category] |
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