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| Date: | Saturday 1 October 2011 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 167009 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Jefferson City Memorial Airport - KJEF, MO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jefferson City Memorial Airport - KJEF |
| Naval Air Station North Island - KNZY |
A Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk got up to about 25-30 feet in the air before coming down on one of the runways Jefferson City Memorial Airport (KJEF), MO. Probably due to a tail rotor malfunction the pilot decided to make an "agressive emergency landing"
One of the three occupants was taken to hospital.
The helicopter only had 20 hours of flight service and was on a delivery flight to Naval Air Station North Island (KNZY), CA
Sources:
http://krcgtv.com/news/story.aspx?id=669709
http://web.archive.org/web/20150712082129/http://www.newstribune.com/news/2011/oct/01/helicopter-crashes-jefferson-city-airport/
https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/10/01/state/n140403D06.DTL
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.moguard.com/10-04-11-missouri-guardsmen-help-navy-air-force-recover-helicopter.html]
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2011 20:35 | RobertMB | Added |
| 03-Oct-2011 11:56 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2013 07:12 | helis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jan-2025 18:08 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
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