ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71069
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| Date: | Friday 5 July 2002 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-3H Sea King (S-61B) |
| Owner/operator: | HC-2 US Navy |
| Registration: | 149684 |
| MSN: | 61101 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Cushing, Northern Arabian Gulf -
 Bahrain
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Cushing | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on helideck while attempting to land after an apparent tail rotor drive failure. Post crash fire. All 7 POB reported to have survived.
Aircraft coded´HU-744. HC-2, Detachment 2, was based in Bahrain.
Sources:
1. Air Forces Monthly August 2002
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/videos/S-61%20Crash.WMV
3. https://www.navysite.de/dd/dd985.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2010 12:58 | TB | Added |
| 23-Mar-2011 16:42 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2011 16:44 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Sep-2014 17:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2014 17:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2020 17:33 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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