ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56254
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| Date: | Friday 26 September 1975 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53C Sea Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 70-1632 |
| MSN: | 65-342 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hagen/Delbrück -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sembach AB |
| Hessisch Oldendorf | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Dual engine failure due to ice ingestion and engine anti-ice system not activated. Autorotation attempt too late. Crashed into field at Sudhagen between Delbrück and Westenholz, west of Paderborn.
Sources:
http://www.feuerwehr-delbrueck.de/lz3/hubschrauberabsturz_26_9_75.jpg
Hamburger Abendblatt 27.9.1975, p24
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1970.html
Netherlands national archive, photo of the crash scene, taken by a Netherlands Air Force RF-104G: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/d673f114-8f9d-6ea0-85d4-f931efa3bb46
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2010 10:08 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2010 10:10 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Mar-2012 11:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 10-Jan-2013 08:45 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2021 10:14 | Hoekb03 | Updated [Source] |
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