ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73957
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| Date: | Thursday 15 April 2010 |
| Time: | 20:58 |
| Type: |  Westland Super Lynx Mk99 |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) |
| Registration: | 99-0726 |
| MSN: | 399 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Chuja Island 14,5 km SE of Jindo -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Lynx helicopter belonging to the Third Naval Fleet which was patrolling near Chuja Island 14.5 km southeast of Jindo, South Jeolla Province, crashed around 8:58 pm on Thursday, leaving one officer dead and three others missing.
The helicopter was searching for a submarine. The military and maritime police immediately sent out two high-speed ships and eight patrol boats to the site of the accident, where they discovered the body of Lt. Kwon Dae-ha.
Sources:
Scramble 372
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/04/16/2010041601038.html
https://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4591226
https://m.mt.co.kr/renew/view_amp.html?no=2010041618301101790
https://www.helis.com/database/model/Westland-Lynx/cn?filc=KR#cns
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/11211/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2010 01:14 | RobertMB | Added |
| 10-Jul-2010 08:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location] |
| 31-Aug-2011 20:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2011 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 27-Mar-2012 12:12 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2012 12:31 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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