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| Date: | Saturday 30 December 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-3E Sea King (S-61R) |
| Owner/operator: | 20th HS, 15th ACW, USAF |
| Registration: | 63-9678 |
| MSN: | 61-510 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Phou Pha Thi -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Udorn RTAFB (VTUD), Thailand |
| Lima Site 85 (LS-85), Laos |
During a downwind landing attempt at TACAN station Lima Site 85 (LS-85) the CH-3E with call sign PONY EXPRESS 30 lost power on final approach to a 5,740 feet landing zone, hit trees and crashed. The pilot LtCol George R. Bumford and flight engineer Ronald B. Glover survived.
Sources:
https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1963.html
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/5507/
https://911gfx.nexus.net/aircraftlosses.html
https://usafrotorheads.com/helo-timeline/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2010 06:13 | TB | Added |
| 05-Sep-2011 06:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2012 09:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2025 06:44 | Tetrapack | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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