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| Date: | Saturday 24 November 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53E |
| Owner/operator: | USMC |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Persian Gulf - |
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 24 November, HMH-465 lost a CH-53E during a NVG flight. The aircraft experienced an engine fire shortly after lifting a dual point external load. The crew set the load down, landed, and removed what components they could before the fire consumed the aircraft. No Marines were injured.
Sources:
Headquarters, Marine Corps History and Museums Division publication titled "U.S. Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991 The 3d Marine Aircraft Wing in Desert Shield and Desert Storm". p92(also briefly noted in the chronology on page 188)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2024 08:12 | SikFan | Added |
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