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| Date: | Friday 20 December 2024 |
| Time: | c 16:11 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC), 3MAW |
| Registration: | 162518 |
| MSN: | 65.530 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near MCOLF Camp Pendleton, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NXF/KNXF |
| NXF/KNXF |
A US Marine Corps CH-53E assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3MAW) was destroyed near Camp Pendleton, California. The helicopter force landed after an engine fire. All four crew members managed to escape safely from the burning helicopter uninjured.
Sources:
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/helicopter-catches-fire-makes-emergency-landing/
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/watch-live-helicopter-burns-at-camp-pendleton-after-emergency-landing/3706250/
https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/21/usmc-ch-53e-emergency-landing/
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae4b71,ab2eff
Media:
Aircraft crash in Oceanside. #California pic.twitter.com/3UZFYw6GAG
— Roselle Angeli (@rosellellesor) December 21, 2024
See attached for update on an emergency landing of a USMC CH-53E near I-5. pic.twitter.com/8idcZ78t98
— 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (@3rdmaw) December 21, 2024
‼️ Traffic Alert ‼️ A military helicopter has made an emergency landing on Camp Pendleton which is visible from I-5 north of the Aliso Creek Rest Area. Please use caution and expect delays in the area. #TrafficAlert #CHP #CommuteTraffic #accident @CHP_HQ pic.twitter.com/749NrxlVbM
— CHP Oceanside Area (@CHP_Oceanside) December 21, 2024
U.S.M.C. CH-53E makes emergency landing after its engine reportedly caught fire:https://t.co/XnBerRyJil#USMC #CH53E #emergencylanding #accident #crash #helicopter #California pic.twitter.com/ub5prvDq81
— DefenseMirror (@DefenseMirror) December 21, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2024 08:24 | nhofmann54 | Added |
| 21-Dec-2024 08:37 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2024 09:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 21-Dec-2024 09:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2024 09:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2024 09:10 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 21-Dec-2024 09:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2024 07:59 | Frédéric Goudon | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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