ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73290
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 2010 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Coast Guard (USCG) CGAS Elizabeth City |
| Registration: | 6028 |
| MSN: | 70-1787 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Silver Meadows Lake, east of Wolf Creek Pass, Wasatch County, UT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Salt Lake City International Airport - KSLC |
| Lake County/Leadville Airport - KLXV | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crashed in a remote snowy ridge of Silver Meadows, Utah. Two crew members suffered serious injuries, one had minor injuries and two others on board were not hurt.
The helicopter was traveling with another one to its home base in Elizabeth City, NC, after providing security for the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
Sources:
https://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=9879701
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700013644/Coast-Guard-helicopter-crashes-in-Wasatch-County.html
http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Coast/Sikorsky-HH-60J-Jayhawk/1055436/L (photo, as HH-60J, before upgraded to MH-60T standards. 6028 was the first upgraded HH-60J and delivered as MH-60T to the USCG in june 2009 )
https://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-releases-final-report-on-2010-helicopter-crash-in-utah/2013/03/22/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2010 13:01 | RobertMB | Added |
| 03-Mar-2010 13:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2010 23:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 04-Mar-2010 23:48 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 05-Mar-2010 07:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2010 02:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 16-Sep-2018 07:19 | MtTacWa | Updated [Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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