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| Date: | Saturday 3 August 2024 |
| Time: | c 10:55 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy (USN), HM-15 |
| Registration: | 164767 |
| MSN: | 65609 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Atsugi NAS (NJA/RJTA) |
| Iwakuni MCAS (IWK/RJOI) |
A US Navy Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon, operated by HM-15 "Blackhawks", coded TB-20, reportedly experienced a technical malfunction and made an emergency landing in a rice field in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture c 7 km from Atsugi NAS. The twelve occupants were uninjured and the helicopter was undamaged. The helicopter took off one hour and 45 minutes later, and returned to Atsugi.
Sources:
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240803/p2g/00m/0na/040000c
https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/1337646?display=1
https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/society/32fd76148efb45b5ae422315c3dd3bf2
https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/738535
https://cdn.plnspttrs.net/28464/164767-united-states-navy-sikorsky-mh-53e-sea-dragon_PlanespottersNet_1575237_f426779154_o.jpg (photo)
https://www.airlant.usff.navy.mil/hm15/
Media:
Yep. She’s down. In a rice field. In Ebina. https://t.co/YybMZEcZoE
— Thomas P (Tom) Logan ? ?? ?? (@TokyoTom2020) August 3, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2024 07:32 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Aug-2024 08:30 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2024 08:33 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2024 10:05 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2024 10:25 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2024 10:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2024 11:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2024 19:48 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 03-Aug-2024 19:48 | isamuel | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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