ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14192
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 January 1979 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: | Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard (S-62C) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Coast Guard (USCG) |
| Registration: | 1376 |
| MSN: | 62-054 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Opa Locka, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Opa Locka, FL |
| local | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed in a mid-air collision with a Bell 47G2 N2873B helicopter flown by a student pilot. The student pilot was also killed.
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=37586&key=0
http://www.check-six.com/lib/Coast_Guard_Aviation_Casualties.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Dec-2009 12:03 | Anon. | Updated |
| 12-Jan-2010 02:40 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2010 11:22 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 17-Sep-2012 07:24 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 05-Oct-2012 08:59 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
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