Accident Westland Sea King Mk43 072,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71193
 
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Date:Friday 29 April 1977
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sea King Mk43
Owner/operator:Luftforsvaret (RNoAF)
Registration: 072
MSN: WA753
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:W of Sola Air Station (SVG) -   Norway
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Sola Air Station (SVG/ENZV)
Destination airport:Sola Air Station (SVG/ENZV)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into sea after guide line went into tail rotor during training mission.

Sources:

Scramble
Hamburger Abendblatt 30 April 1977

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jan-2010 23:59 TB Added
07-Jan-2011 04:49 whiteshark Updated [Narrative]
22-Jan-2011 10:58 whiteshark Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport]
21-Jun-2013 17:19 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
09-Feb-2014 21:12 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative]
04-Nov-2015 10:18 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
08-Mar-2018 20:23 TB Updated [Date, Time, Source]

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