ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194040
Last updated: 9 December 2019
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| Date: | 16-MAY-1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53A Sea Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 154875 |
| C/n / msn: | 65138 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Chocklate Mts, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed while on a mission to install communications relay equipment atop Toro Peak. One of the sixteen men on board was killed in the accident.
Sources:
Air Forces Monthly
https://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Toro-Peak-CH-53A-Sea-Stallion/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2017 19:15 | TB | Added |
| 01-Aug-2017 17:32 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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