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| Date: | Tuesday 29 September 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1N Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 160831 |
| MSN: | 31774 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Virginia Beach -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed at sea. Cause was seizure in gear box.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2012 11:31 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 24-Aug-2013 18:32 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2020 11:37 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 20-Sep-2025 18:09 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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