ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73974
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 2010 |
| Time: | 22:13 |
| Type: |  Westland Super Lynx Mk99 |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) |
| Registration: | 91-0710 |
| MSN: | 371 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | 23 km S of Socheong Island -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| ROKS Ulsan (FF951) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The three crew members were rescued after it made an emergency landing at around 10:13 p.m. in waters off the west coast.
The helicopter was on its way back to its mother-ship after a patrol mission that involved identifying a mysterious object, which Navy officials said was found to have been a flock of birds.
The ill-fated aircraft landed some 23 kilometers south of Socheong Island but stayed afloat until a rescue team arrived at around 7 a.m. to lift it onto a ship for transport.
The accident helicopter asssumed to be 91-0710, because its photos could not be seen after 2010 and according to thr Navy maintenance records in 2016, the 91-0710 helicopter does not in exist.
Sources:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/04/116_64376.html
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2010/04/18/39/0301000000AEN20100418000300315F.HTML
Scramble 373
https://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/Korea-Lynx/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2010 22:52 | slowkid | Added |
| 17-Apr-2010 22:54 | slowkid | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2010 08:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 03-Sep-2011 21:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2012 12:44 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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