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| Date: | Friday 13 August 2004 |
| Time: | 14:22 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | HMM-265 USMC |
| Registration: | 157742 |
| MSN: | 65-318 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Okinawa International University -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Futenma |
| MCAS Futenma |
Crashed and caught fire after clipping a building on the campus of Okinawa International University.
Cause: detachement of a screw bolt holding the tail rotor in place because maintenance personnel had not attached a cotter pin to keep it secure.
Sources:
Scramble 304
- JF Baugher
https://forum.keypublishing.com/forum/modern-military-aviation/44267-accident-report-us-military-accidents-in-1972-to-2000-in-okinawa-japan
AFM OCT/DEC 2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2014 10:39 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2018 11:54 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Dec-2019 18:26 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 04-Dec-2019 18:27 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2019 17:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 22-May-2020 06:06 | MGySgt Miller | Updated [Operator, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 22-May-2020 06:07 | harro | Updated [Country, ] |
| 02-Jul-2021 19:43 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2021 11:44 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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