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| Date: | Wednesday 16 January 2008 |
| Time: | * |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon |
| Owner/operator: | HM-15 US Navy |
| Registration: | 164792 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles south of Corpus Christi NAS, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Corpus Christi NAS, TX |
| Corpus Christi NAS, TX |
Crashed in a field during routine training mission in foggy weather and burned.
* DATE also given as 26.1. iso 16.1.2008.
Sources:
https://www.scramble.nl/database/accident#results
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2009 12:09 | harro | Updated |
| 09-Mar-2010 02:50 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, ] |
| 25-Jun-2014 11:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 20:15 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 18-Oct-2025 14:46 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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