ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235604
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 April 2020 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: | Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone (S-92) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 148822 |
| MSN: | 925022 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ionian Sea, about 85km from the Island of Cephalonia -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMCS Fredericton |
| HMCS Fredericton | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An RCAF Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone (S-92) helicopter (call sign Stalker 22), operating by 12 Wing, from HMCS Fredericton (FH337), a Halifax-class frigate, crashed into the Ionian Sea with the loss of 6 lives.
The aircraft impacted the sea near HMCS Fredericton on the return to the vessel from a routine maritime surveillance mission where it was due to conduct hoist training. On board were 4 aircrew and two passengers.
CV/FDR recorder data recovered and to be analysed at the National Research Council in Ottawa.
One body was found and five occupants are missing presumed dead.
CH-148 fleet is subject to an 'operational pause'.
The chartered civil salvage vessel EDT Hercules departed from Souda Bay, Greece 24 May 2020 with a US Navy Fly Away Deep Ocean Salvage System with the Phoenix International Remora 3 ROV. ETA was 26 May 2020. The wreckage was located c24 hours of arrival on site at 3143m depth. recovery was stopped 2 June 2020. Many remains and components were recovered. The fuselage was however found to have been broken in small pieces.
Jul 2021: According two reports’ findings, the autopilot was left on as the pilot executed a sharp turn, and as a result the software built up commands, preventing the pilot from resuming manual control at the end of his turn. The first military report (the Board of Inquiry report) referred to this accumulation of calculations from the automated software as “attitude command bias.”
Sources:
https://usnewstoday.live/the-wreckage-of-a-nato-helicopter-was-found-in-the-ionian-sea-greece/
https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/04/29/nato-helicopter-crashes-in-greeces-ionian-sea-crew-missing/
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/rcaf-cyclone-helicopter-reported-missing-believed-to-have-crashed-into-the-sea-off-greek-coast/
https://defpost.com/royal-canadian-air-force-ch-148-cyclone-helicopter-crashes-into-ionian-sea/
https://lethbridgeherald.com/news/national-news/2020/04/30/first-victim-of-military-helicopter-crash-identified/
https://www.itamilradar.com/2020/04/30/sar-mission-for-canadian-cyclone-in-progress/
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/04/30/canadian-military-helicopter-crash/
https://www.thetelegram.com/news/canada/military-no-survivors-from-canadian-helicopter-crash-in-mediterranean-444828/
https://globalnews.ca/video/rd/4004abb2-8bdb-11ea-aa4b-0242ac110003/?jwsource=cl
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cyclone-helicopter-crash-greece-canadian-forces-1.5566656
http://www.phnx-international.com/phnx/phoenix-equipment/rovs/remora/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cyclone-crash-recovery-1.5575807
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2020/05/hmcs-fredericton-personnel-and-stalker-22-located.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2020/06/statement-from-rear-admiral-craig-baines-commander-maritime-forces-atlantic-on-the-recovery-operations-of-stalker-22-in-the-mediterranean-sea.html
https://www.thestar.com/politics/2021/07/27/fix-to-software-problem-behind-naval-helicopter-crash-needed-forthwith-experts.html
Media:
🇨🇦HALIFAX - The software issue identified as a cause of last year’s naval CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crash off Greece that killed six Canadian crew members needs to be fixed without delay, say experts....https://t.co/keofzxKjzC via @torontostar
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) July 27, 2021
⚠️ BREAKING NEWS ⚠️
— ItaMilRadar (@ItaMilRadar) April 29, 2020
Greek medias report that an RCAF Sikorsky CH-148 crashed, an hour ago, into the Ionian Sea west of the island of Cephalonia (in the Italian FIR).
Two frigates (Italian Navy and a Turkish Navy) are moving to the area.
No news about the fate of the crew. pic.twitter.com/iWWns1AiCQ
#Cyclone #helicopter crashed within 2 miles of HMCS Fredericton, according to media brief. Investigation team will arrive at ship late this evening or early tomorrow. Sadly, the 5 missing crew members are now presumed dead.
— Skies Magazine (@SkiesMag) May 1, 2020
Today our CAF/USN team departed Souda Bay, Greece, onboard EDT Hercules. It is planned that within two days they will arrive at the site, approx 220 nautical miles east of Catania, Sicily, and begin the search & recovery of Stalker 22 and our fallen. pic.twitter.com/bRFhimNICA
— Canadian Armed Forces Operations (@CFOperations) May 25, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2020 20:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Apr-2020 20:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 29-Apr-2020 20:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2020 20:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2020 20:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2020 21:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2020 21:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2020 22:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 29-Apr-2020 22:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2020 05:46 | harro | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 30-Apr-2020 06:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Apr-2020 07:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 30-Apr-2020 14:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 30-Apr-2020 14:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Apr-2020 15:31 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-May-2020 12:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2020 18:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2020 18:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2020 19:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 02-May-2020 07:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2020 17:14 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 19-May-2020 19:25 | Aerossurance | Updated [Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2020 19:25 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-May-2020 07:29 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2020 18:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-May-2020 16:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2020 16:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2020 07:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2020 18:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2020 07:19 | rvargast17 | Updated [Country] |
| 27-Jul-2021 10:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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