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| Date: | Monday 9 November 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King |
| Owner/operator: | HS-12 US Navy |
| Registration: | 149931 |
| MSN: | 61-205 ? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Indian Ocean -
 Indian Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Midway |
| USS Midway |
Lost due to ASE hardover during post maintenance flight. The helicopter dove nose-first from about 150 feet and impacted the water on the starboard side of USS Midway. Code´NF-615´
Sources:
home.att.net/~jbaugher/usafserials.html
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2010 10:15 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2020 11:53 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 10-Nov-2021 08:35 | Zilla | Updated [Damage, Photo, ] |
| 10-Nov-2021 08:35 | Zilla | Updated [Damage, Photo, ] |
| 14-Jan-2025 07:03 | Tetrapack | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2025 07:04 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, ] |
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