ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151271
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 February 2012 |
| Time: | c. 19:40 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale MH-65C Dolphin (SA 365N) |
| Owner/operator: | US Coast Guard (USCG) |
| Registration: | 6535 |
| MSN: | 6185 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Point Clear, Mobile Bay, AL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mobile Regional (KMOB) |
| Mobile Regional (KMOB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during SAR training mission.
Causal factors: A lack of established flight manual procedures for inadvertently entering instrument flight conditions, and a lack of recent over water night and night vision goggle flying by the pilot were identified as contributing factors.
Sources:
http://www.check-six.com/lib/Coast_Guard_Aviation_Casualties.htm
http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-releases-final-report-on-fatal-alabama-helicopter-crash/2013/09/27/
https://media.defense.gov/2017/Oct/05/2001823263/-1/-1/0/FAAICRASHOFCG6535.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2012 10:14 | TB | Added |
| 31-Aug-2014 19:29 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2016 15:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Jan-2019 12:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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