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| Date: | Tuesday 29 November 1966 |
| Time: | 18:05 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky HH-3E Sea King (S-61R) |
| Owner/operator: | Det 5, 38th ARRS, 3rd ARRG, USAF |
| Registration: | 64-14231 |
| MSN: | 61-534 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Laos -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Udorn RTAFB (VTUD), Thailand |
| Laos |
The HH-3E with call sign JOLLY GREEN 54 crashed during the approach phase to a night landing at a classified site (Lima Site) in Laos. While moving forward at approximately 5 knots ground speed, at 4 feet above the ground, the helicopter touched down on the left main wheel, in a dust cloud raised by rotorwash, and veered to the left. After corrective action was applied the aircraft rolled to the right and came to rest on the right side. The four crewmen escaped with minor injuries before the helicopter was destroyed by post impact fire.
Sources:
https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/8167/
https://911gfx.nexus.net/aircraftlosses.html
https://www.ragay.nl/hh-43-sea/udorn-1966
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2010 05:07 | TB | Added |
| 09-Jan-2010 07:13 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 09-Jan-2010 10:59 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 20-Dec-2012 10:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jan-2025 08:19 | Tetrapack | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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