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Narrative: A military transport helicopter of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force crashed while hovering over the Seaplane Ramp at Iwakuni Airbase during training for underslung load operations with a 500 kg load of oil drums. The main rotor was destroyed and the aircraft ended on one side. Three crew members were injured and one was described as 'dizzy'.
CH-101 is a variant of AW101 (nee EH101) produced by Kawasaki Heavy Industries under license and specialized for Antarctic support operations.