Incident Bell UH-1H H-10,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55285
 
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Date:Sunday 22 December 1974
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell UH-1H
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Argentina
Registration: H-10
MSN: 8594
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Don Samuel Bay, Nelson Island -   Antarctica
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
In his navigation back to Don Samuel Bay, the icebreaker San Martín suffered the bank of up to 50º, in that circumstance, with the H-10 helicopter lashed in the deck H, as the hangar was occupied with the other two apparatuses, The lashings were broken. With the state of the sea and the strong roles, nothing could be done to recover it. The head of naval material, was presented to the commander on the bridge to take part in the academic circumstances, with a bloody face, because it had resulted in the attempt to prevent the fall of the H-10 to the water. The commander ordered him to first attend to his wounds and then narrate the events.

Sources:

http://www.irizar.org/cav74-75.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jan-2019 15:45 gwydd Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
19-Jan-2019 15:45 harro Updated [Location, Country]

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