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| Date: | Monday 13 November 2023 |
| Time: | c 23:00 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60J Jayhawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Coast Guard (USCG) |
| Registration: | 6016 |
| MSN: | 70.1698 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Read Island, near Juneau, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Sitka, AK |
| Sitka, AK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The U.S. Coast Guard Sikorsky MH-60J Jayhawk was involve in an accident on Read Island south of Juneau, Alaska. The four crew members were injured, two seriously. The accident was reported by 53 ft crab fishing vessel, Lydia Marie, that was the subject of the helicopter's SAR mission.
The crash was reported about 23:00 and the first responders arrived about 00:50.
On-scene weather at the beginning of the search and rescue evolution with the Lydia Marie was reported with wind speeds at 28-34 miles per hour and seas at four to five feet. Upon arrival at the scene of the crash, a second Coast Guard MH-60 rescue helicopter reported wind speeds of 46 miles per hour, visibility at one-quarter of a mile, and seas at one to two feet.
Sources:
https://news.usni.org/2023/11/14/four-injured-after-coast-guard-helo-crashes-in-alaska
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/14/coast-guard-helicopter-on-search-and-rescue-missio/
https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2023-11-14/coast-guard-helicopter-crash-injuries-alaska-12048468.html
https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3588953/update-01-coast-guard-continues-response-to-helicopter-crash-in-alaska-during-s/
https://alaskapublic.org/2023/11/17/first-responders-to-coast-guard-helicopters-crash-were-the-southeast-alaska-fishing-crew-it-came-to-rescue/
https://alaska.guide/island/read-island
Location
Images:
Photo: U.S. Coast Guard
Media:
Two Coast Guard crew members have been released from the hospital, and the investigation into the cause of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew crash on Read Island continues, Wednesday morning. https://t.co/ogM3aY5voz pic.twitter.com/xn2DIaY2J0
— USCGAlaska (@USCGAlaska) November 15, 2023
USCG MH-60 Jayhawk being recovered on 8 Dec 2023 from the site of a crash near Read Island, AK. #sar #searchandrescue #coastguard https://t.co/Aq19Grj0Y9
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) December 10, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2023 05:25 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 15-Nov-2023 06:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Nov-2023 07:32 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Nov-2023 07:33 | Aerossurance | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
| 15-Nov-2023 14:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 15-Nov-2023 14:34 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Nov-2023 05:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
| 16-Nov-2023 06:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 16-Nov-2023 07:25 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Nov-2023 17:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 21-Nov-2023 08:44 | JeffRL | Updated |
| 21-Nov-2023 08:45 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Photo, ] |
| 10-Dec-2023 13:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Embed code, ] |
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