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| Date: | Wednesday 21 December 2011 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60S Sea Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center US Navy |
| Registration: | 167826/70 |
| MSN: | 70-3092 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Bridgeport, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fallon NAS, NV (NFL/KNFL) |
| Fallon NAS, NV (NFL/KNFL) |
A Navy MH-60S helicopter assigned to Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center at Naval Air Station Fallon crashed Wednesday while conducting a training mission in a remote location near the Mountain Warfare Training Center west of Bridgeport, Calif. Cause of crash was CFIT due to bad SA and Pilot error. Power calculations were done incorrectly prior to conducting a High Altitude landing for the Navy MT Flying Course. Crew suffered minor injuries.
No casualties.
Sources:
https://www.nevadaappeal.com/111229969/
Scramble
IGOR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2011 13:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Dec-2011 04:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 23-Dec-2011 12:40 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 30-Sep-2016 15:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2020 12:23 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 20:35 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 14-Mar-2020 12:54 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 15-Feb-2024 07:58 | Igor | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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