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| Date: | Tuesday 26 November 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur 2025 (S-65C-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Israeli Defence Force (IDF) |
| Registration: | 042 |
| MSN: | 65-399 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | west of Kibbutz Beit Kama, northern Negev desert -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur 2025 (S-65C-3) caught fire midair. The pilot performed an emergency landing west of Kibbutz Beit Kama, northern Negev desert.
The helicopter was destroyed by fire and the two pilots and eleven soldiers from the elite Shaldag commando unit escaped unhurt.
Sources:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/272307
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/IDF-helicopter-bursts-into-flames-after-engine-malfunction-609113
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/israeli-air-force-ch-53-yasur-crash-lands-in-negev-desert-all-crew-members-uninjured/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-troops-said-checked-for-radiation-exposure-after-helicopter-crash/_______________________________________
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Israel-Air-Force/Sikorsky-CH-53-Yasur-2025-S-65C-3/2681511/L (photo)
Media:
Israel - IDF troops said checked for radiation exposure after helicopter crash https://t.co/DD6C4vuUET via @timesofisrael
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) November 30, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2019 17:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Nov-2019 22:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Nov-2019 22:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Nov-2019 23:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Nov-2019 17:41 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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