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| Date: | Sunday 8 April 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King |
| Owner/operator: | HS-84 US Navy |
| Registration: | 152127 |
| MSN: | 61-321 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Approx. 10 miles NE of Benson, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS North Island |
| NAS Pensacola |
Code´NW-407´
Sources:
Scramble 262
https://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2010 12:02 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2015 18:14 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, ] |
| 15-Feb-2018 19:54 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 10-Apr-2019 17:58 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 10-Feb-2020 11:30 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 14-Jan-2025 11:40 | Tetrapack | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
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