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| Date: | Thursday 30 July 1987 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 148037 |
| MSN: | 61-015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mina Salman Port -
 Bahrain
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bahrain |
| USS La Salle (AGF-3) |
Crashed into the water during approach to USS La Salle (AGF-3) while over weight for landing conditions.
Conflicting sources suggest the ship was either docked in Mina Salman Port, Bahrain or in the Persian Gulf.
Sources:
Flight International 14 May 1988, p44
The Indian Express 3 August 1987, p11
https://books.google.nl/books?id=lIdlAAAAIBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=nl&source=gbs_all_issues_r&cad=1#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/8094/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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, ] |
| 19-Sep-2025 17:51 | ASN | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Sep-2025 17:51 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
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