ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264384
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 2021 |
| Time: | 09:59 LT |
| Type: | Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 163056 |
| MSN: | 65-550 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Iki Airport (IKI/RJDB) -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | South Korea |
| United States Fleet Activities Sasebo (RJFW), Japan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A US Navy Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon, operated by Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14), coded "BJ-554", made a precautionary landing at Iki Airport (IKI/RJDB) at 09:59 LT.
After some maintenance work, the helicopter left the airport at 12:29. During the incident the airport was closed, however, there were no scheduled commercial flight at the time.
Sources:
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/5f6f0cad12dbbb38079ab689c2c4be51e4e2bef2
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210622/k10013097301000.html?utm_int=news-social_contents_list-items_011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM-14
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2021 07:37 | isamuel | Added |
| 22-Jun-2021 08:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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