ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77051
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 December 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 70-15714 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Saint Thomas and Saint Croix -
 U.S. Virgin Islands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at sea.
I'm a retired Customs pilot and that morning I was flying a Cessna 404 from SIG (Isla Grande) airport,Puerto Rico, en route to Martinique. While over Fajardo I heard (on 121.5)and talked to an Eastern Metro pilot who just saw this Huey ditch, in between St Thomas and St Croix. I orbitted the location, informed San Juan ATC and Roosevelt Roads Naval Base. I shared the airspace overhead with an Aerocommander who also heard same the call. After a few tense moments the helicopter crew and passengers emerged to the water surface and were picked up by a Navy helicopter.
After so many years I wonder if there is a way to meet this UH-1 crew?
Sources:
1. Scramble
2. Flight International 8-14 May 1991 at https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1991/1991%20-%201202.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 01-Dec-2010 13:34 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2011 01:27 | chicjim | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2017 22:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2022 00:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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