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| Date: | Tuesday 3 April 2018 |
| Time: | 14:35 LT |
| Type: |  Sikosky CH-53E Super Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | HMH-465 USMC |
| Registration: | 164358 |
| MSN: | 65-582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | W of El Centro, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Experienced hard landing and rolled near NAS El Centro. There are said to be four fatalities. The helicopter was with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing out of the Miramar air station in San Diego, according to a base press statement.
Sources:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/marines-helicopter-crash-latest-updates-today-super-stallion-military-el-centro-california-a8287541.html
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-chopper-crash-20180403-story.html
https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2018/04/03/4-presumed-dead-el-centro-marine-helicopter-crash/484664002/?from=new-cookie
https://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries23.html
Scramble
Media:
MEDIA RELEASE: A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing crashed in the vicinity of El Centro, California, at approximately 2:35 p.m. Tuesday during a routine training mission. pic.twitter.com/7xbN9iFzsZ
— 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (@3rdmaw) 4 avril 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2018 06:13 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Apr-2018 09:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, ] |
| 04-Apr-2018 09:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Apr-2018 09:29 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 09-Sep-2019 06:40 | rvargast17 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 28-Dec-2019 17:52 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 05-Aug-2024 09:32 | phoenixegmh | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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