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| Date: | Wednesday 15 November 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-124A Sea King (S-61B) |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) |
| Registration: | 12432 |
| MSN: | 61-340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | CFB Shearwater -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | CFB Shearwater (CYAW) |
| CFB Shearwater (CYAW) |
The CH-124 with 406 (HT) Squadron crashed at CFB Shearwater due to tail rotor buzz issues.
Sources:
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/8148/
https://caspir.warplane.com/documents/aircraft/200000416-002.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2009 12:08 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, ] |
| 26-Dec-2009 12:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 28-Dec-2009 12:38 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 25-Aug-2011 07:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 20-Jan-2012 12:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 21-Dec-2012 10:46 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 01-Jan-2013 11:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jan-2013 11:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 05-Apr-2013 08:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 01-Jun-2013 08:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Jun-2013 16:02 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2025 17:00 | Tetrapack | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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