ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158004
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Date: | Monday 5 August 2013 |
Time: | 16:10 LT |
Type: | Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk |
Owner/operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 91-26354 |
MSN: | 701656 |
Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Central Training Area near Camp Hansen, Okinawa -
Japan
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Okinawa-Kadena AFB (DNA/RODN) |
Destination airport: | Okinawa-Kadena AFB (DNA/RODN) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A US military helicopter has crashed at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen.
Three crew members were extracted from the helicopter and taken to hospital. A fourth crew member however did not survive the crash. Post crash fire.
The accident was triggered by the pilot's incorrect perception of a potential for a mid-air collision with the formation companion.
Sources:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/05/us-japan-helicopter-idUSBRE97407W20130805 https://www.stripes.com/us-military-helicopter-crashes-at-training-area-on-okinawa-1.233850 http://www.wspa.com/story/23045174/us-military-helicopter-crashes-in-okinawa https://www.armytimes.com/article/20130806/NEWS/308060002/ [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://pilotnewsmag.com/air-force-identifies-airman-killed-in-helicopter-crash/]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123377280]
http://www.pacaf.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-140120-004.pdf Media:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Aug-2013 05:29 |
gerard57 |
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05-Aug-2013 08:45 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
05-Aug-2013 09:05 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
05-Aug-2013 17:56 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
06-Aug-2013 07:55 |
Anon. |
Updated [Total fatalities] |
06-Aug-2013 08:13 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
08-Aug-2013 02:18 |
Hans Gruber |
Updated [Embed code] |
18-Aug-2013 08:23 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
21-Jan-2014 19:04 |
isamuel |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
19-Aug-2016 12:56 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
28-Jul-2021 12:18 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Operator] |
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