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| Date: | Thursday 29 November 1962 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Sikorsky HUS-1G Seahorse |
| Owner/operator: | United States Coast Guard (USCG) |
| Registration: | 1336 |
| MSN: | 58-989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USCG St. Petersburg, FL |
Ditched while hovering near a vessel in distress. Three crew were rescued by a nearby fishing boat. One crew member went missing and last seen shortly after 19:00.
Sources:
http://www.check-six.com/lib/Coast_Guard_Aviation_Casualties.htm
St. Petersburg Times 2 December 1962, p11B
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-2012 12:00 | TB | Added |
| 26-Jun-2014 07:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Mar-2020 17:16 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2021 11:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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