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| Date: | Sunday 26 October 2025 |
| Time: | c. 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy (USN), HSM-73 |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 70.... |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South China Sea -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Nimitz (CVN-68) |
| USS Nimitz (CVN-68) | |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
A US Navy Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk, operated by Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 "Battle Cats", crashed under unknown circumstances into South Chinese Sea.
The three crew members were recovered by search and rescue teams from Carrier Strike Group 11.
Sources:
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/10/u-s-navy-helicopter-and-fighter-jet-crash-in-south-china-sea-all-crew-rescued/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fa-18-sea-hawk-helicopter-crash-south-china-sea/
Media:
South China Sea – On October 26, 2025 at approximately 2:45 p.m. local time, a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Battle Cats” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 went down in the waters of the South China Sea while conducting routine operations
— U.S. Pacific Fleet (@USPacificFleet) October 26, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2025 23:58 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 27-Oct-2025 01:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Oct-2025 01:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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