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| Date: | Tuesday 25 January 2005 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 162498 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 45 km off Virginia Coast -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Ditched in the atlantic ocean. Crew rescued from life rafts. Fate of the helicopter not reported.
Sources:
AFM MAR 2005, p73
https://www.scramble.nl/database/accident#results
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2017 19:25 | TB | Added |
| 27-Aug-2021 16:03 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2025 14:46 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Damage, ] |
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