Date:	Thursday 23 September 1982
Time:
Type:	Boeing Vertol HH-46A Sea Knight
Owner/operator:	US Navy
Registration:	151931
MSN:	2081
Fatalities:	Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Unknown, USS Sacramento -   Pacific Ocean
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Uss sacramento
Destination airport:	Uss enterprise

Narrative:
Conducting Emergency Med-Evac operations in the north Pacific in hurricane conditions with 20 foot seas. H 46 was attempting an in-flight refueling operation when the probe was pulled from the bottom of the Hilo causing fuel leaks from the halo.
Pilot called Mayday Mayday Mayday. Approach controller aboard USS enterprise answered mayday call. CVN-65-OPS-CATCC controller established, radar contact and issued heading direct Enterprise. H-46 Pilot informed CATCC A/C had 7 SOB and was preparing to ditch.CATCC then dispatched plane-gaurd helo to point of impact. All seven souls on board were saved from freezing seas.

Scramble 261
- JF Baugher
E Hehir AC1 — I was the air controller that vectored the plane guard H-3 to survivors.
LCDR Steven Gummer was aircrew aboard H-3 rescue helo and assisted with rescue.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-Jun-2014 16:21	Uli Elch	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
10-Feb-2020 11:40	Iwosh	Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
03-May-2025 12:45	Anon.	Updated [Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
04-May-2025 12:05	Anon.	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]