Accident Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King 148037,
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Date:Thursday 30 July 1987
Time:evening
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 148037
MSN: 61-015
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Persian Gulf -   Bahrain
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bahrain
Destination airport:Command ship La Salle
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed at sea during approach to ship while over weight for landing conditions.

Sources:

Flight International 14 May 1988, p44
AD 31-7-1987
The Indian Express 3 August 1987, p11

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jan-2010 10:15 TB Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
08-Feb-2012 02:01 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
05-Apr-2013 16:25 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Jan-2019 07:39 TB Updated [Departure airport, Source]
03-Mar-2020 08:13 Anon. Updated [Country, Destination airport, Narrative]

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