ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56049
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| Date: | Saturday 10 May 1997 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight |
| Owner/operator: | USMC |
| Registration: | 157694 |
| MSN: | 2593 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off shore Camp Pendleton, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Juneau |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While on training flight using NVGs, CH-46E lifted off USS Juneau and commenced to do landings on ships near the Juneau. Upon making several successful landings/takeoffs, the helicopter made another landing. Upon takeoff, the aft rotor blades came in contact with the ships antennas. I took approximately 12 to 14.inches off the aft rotor blades. In turn, this caused the front rotors to have more lift than the aft, causing the helicopter to go upside down into the ocean. All were lost upon impact.
Sources:
http://articles.latimes.com/1997-05-13/local/me-58178_1_helicopter-crash
scramble 260
Scramble 217
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2012 11:59 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2014 09:29 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2016 18:33 | batmoss69 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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