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| Date: | Monday 1 September 2014 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps 22nd MEU-VMM-263(R) |
| Registration: | 162485 |
| MSN: | 65-497 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 25 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Aden -
 Djibouti
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Training Site in Dijbouti |
| USS Mesa Verde |
Ditched in the Gulf of Aden with 25 persons on board (17 marines and 8 navy) all of whom were recovered aboard USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19). The accident occurred as the aircraft came into land on USS Mesa Verde and is under investigation but was not a result of hostile fire.
The Marine Corps investigations findings into the loss of the US$ 47.8 million aircraft were reported by The Washington Post and Virginian-Pilot in October, 2015. The investigators attributed the crash to a number 2 engine failure on final approach to the ship.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160727082913/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=83044
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/miracle-sea-25-survive-navy-chopper-crash-gulf-aden-n193346
https://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2014/09/01/us-military-helicopter-crash.html
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.aviafora.com/forums/forum/helicopter-fora/military/1531-us-navy-marine-corps-newsp=2220#post2220]
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/super-stallion-chopper-crash-blamed-engine-n441321
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2014 20:26 | HeliNews+ | Added |
| 02-Sep-2014 06:18 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 02-Sep-2014 06:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2014 06:58 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2014 06:59 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2014 07:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2019 17:43 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 16:54 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 08-Mar-2020 20:24 | StokieSteve | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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