Date:	Monday 5 August 2013
Time:	16:10 LT
Type:	Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk
Owner/operator:	US Air Force (USAF)
Registration:	91-26354
MSN:	701656
Year of manufacture:	1991
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Central Training Area near Camp Hansen, Okinawa -   Japan
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Okinawa-Kadena AFB (DNA/RODN)
Destination airport:	Okinawa-Kadena AFB (DNA/RODN)

Narrative:
A US military helicopter has crashed at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen.
Three crew members were extracted from the helicopter and taken to hospital. A fourth crew member however did not survive the crash. Post crash fire.
The accident was triggered by the pilot's incorrect perception of a potential for a mid-air collision with the formation companion.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/05/us-japan-helicopter-idUSBRE97407W20130805
https://www.stripes.com/us-military-helicopter-crashes-at-training-area-on-okinawa-1.233850
http://www.wspa.com/story/23045174/us-military-helicopter-crashes-in-okinawa
https://www.armytimes.com/article/20130806/NEWS/308060002/
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://pilotnewsmag.com/air-force-identifies-airman-killed-in-helicopter-crash/]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123377280]
http://www.pacaf.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-140120-004.pdf

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
05-Aug-2013 05:29	gerard57	Added
05-Aug-2013 08:45	gerard57	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
05-Aug-2013 09:05	gerard57	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
05-Aug-2013 17:56	harro	Updated [Aircraft type, ]
06-Aug-2013 07:55	Anon.	Updated [Total fatalities, ]
06-Aug-2013 08:13	gerard57	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
08-Aug-2013 02:18	Hans Gruber	Updated [Embed code, ]
18-Aug-2013 08:23	gerard57	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
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