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| Date: | Sunday 19 July 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53A Sea Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | USMC |
| Registration: | 153719 |
| MSN: | 65-109 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | At sea - |
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Operated by HMH-772 during Reserve Pilot CQ's struck another Squadron helicopter that was running on a spot and not chained down. This helicopter flipped on the deck of the LPH USS Guam The other helicopter was craned off and repaired and returned to service.
From Joe Baugher:
153719 (MSN 65105) crashed Jul 19, 1981 on deck of amphibianous assault ship USS Guam. The fatal crash
of a helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Guam was caused when the
aircraft went out of control and plowed into the rotors of another helicopter.
Four Marines aboard the CH-53 'Sea Stallion' helicopter were killed and four others
were seriously injured in the accident Sunday. Seven sailors from the Guam's flight
deck crew were slightly injured and treated aboard the ship. There were no injuries
among the crew of the second CH-53.
Sources:
i was there Personal knowledge from personnel that were involved in this event that I an still in contact with.
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Sep-2013 07:39 | bsmoodha | Updated [Date, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2015 18:37 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 25-Apr-2018 13:19 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Feb-2019 08:02 | Anon. | Updated [Date, ] |
| 28-Mar-2020 07:50 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Nov-2024 13:16 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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