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| Date: | Thursday 13 February 2003 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 68-10930 |
| MSN: | 65-259 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Ali Al Salem, Kuwait -
 Kuwait
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Badly damaged crew misjudged night landing in brownout conditions. Six crew and eleven special forces personnel minor injurd. Nosewheel pushed into the fuselage, damaging the flying controls. Main rotor blades struck the ground and tail partially separated.
Sources:
AFM FEB 2004
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 October 1970 | 157133 | United States Marine Corps (USMC) | 2 | Quang Nam Province, S.Vietnam |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2012 09:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2013 16:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Apr-2021 15:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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