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| Date: | Friday 6 September 2002 |
| Time: | 07:20 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 164463 |
| MSN: | 70.1794 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 80 mi W of Bushehr -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) |
Crashed in northern Arabian Gulf. Rotors hit ship mast while hovering over Syrian vessel. Cameraman Larry Greene (KCBS TV) killed.
Sources:
Scramble 283
AFM November 2002, p72
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2017 18:30 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jan-2020 09:41 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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