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| Date: | Thursday 6 January 2022 |
| Time: | c. 15:30 |
| Type: |  Bell AH-1Z Viper |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC), HMLA-773 |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | McGuire Field Airport, Wrightstown, NJ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A USMC Bell AH-1Z Viper, operated by HMLA-773 / MAG 49 / 4th MAW, sustained substantial damage after crashing in a field near McGuire Field (Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst) Airport (WRI/KWRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey.
The two occupants received unspecified injuries.
Sources:
https://www.the-sun.com/news/4411055/helicopter-crash-wrightstown-new-jersey-mcguire-dix-lakehurst-aircraft/
https://www.nj.com/news/2022/01/military-helicopter-crashes-near-nj-base-officials-say.html
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/2-hurt-after-military-helicopter-crashes-near-nj-base/3099677/
https://midjersey.news/2022/01/06/usmc-ah-1-helicopter-makes-hard-landing-in-wrightstown-two-marines-in-stable-condition/
Media:
A Marine Corps AH-1Z with HMLA-773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, had a mishap at approximately 3:30 p.m. (EST) today in Wrightstown, NJ, outside Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. There were no fatalities or civilian structure damage. pic.twitter.com/D8fcnEsQLP
— Marine Corps Reserve (@MarForRes) January 7, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2022 04:15 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Jan-2022 05:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 08:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Sep-2023 19:53 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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