ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179231
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 September 2015 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53E Sea Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps |
| Registration: | 164788/EN-48 |
| MSN: | 65-631 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Camp Lejeune, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Camp Lejeune, NC |
| Camp Lejeune, NC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter is reported to have made a 'hard landing' during a rappelling training exercise. One Marine died, eleven others were injured.
Sources:
https://www.wptv.com/news/national/1-marine-killed-9-hurt-in-helicopter-hard-landing-at-camp-lejeune
https://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/03/us/north-carolina-marines-helicopter-death/
http://lostarmour.info/aflosses/
http://www.scramble.nl/?option=com_sb&view=default&day=02&month=09&year=2015&sbm=Search&serial=&type=&unit=&status=&Itemid=66
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2015 13:27 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Sep-2015 14:39 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 03-Sep-2015 14:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2015 17:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 03-Sep-2015 17:43 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2015 20:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2015 20:17 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase] |
| 05-Jan-2016 13:06 | El_serj | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
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