Incident Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion 157135,
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Date:Thursday 21 June 2012
Time:20:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic H53 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion
Owner/operator:HMH-362 USMC
Registration: 157135
MSN: 65-228
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sarabagh military base in Khost City -   Afghanistan
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Sarabagh military base in Khost City
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A NATO helicopter crashed inside the Sarabagh military base in Khost City, the capital of southeastern Khost province, on Thursday 21 June 2012.

As a result of the crash that took place at around 12pm, the aircraft caught fire, residents told Pajhwok Afghan News.

There were no fatalities. It is said to be an American helicopter.


Sources:

https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2012/06/21/isaf-helicopter-crashes-khost
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/23568/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jun-2012 06:47 gerard57 Added
30-Jun-2012 03:53 gerard57 Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source]
30-Jun-2012 03:56 gerard57 Updated [Operator]
05-Jul-2012 00:16 RW-018 Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator]
05-Jul-2012 00:17 harro Updated [Aircraft type]
09-Sep-2012 22:02 krasatpi Updated [Time, Cn, Source]
11-Feb-2020 16:51 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
17-Jul-2020 16:38 Anon. Updated [Source]

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