Incident Sikorsky/VFW-Fokker CH-53GS 84+08,
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Date:Monday 24 January 2000
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H53 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky/VFW-Fokker CH-53GS
Owner/operator:HFWS Heeresflieger
Registration: 84+08
MSN: V65-006
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bückeburg -   Germany
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Pilot with BIV-glasses on NVG training flight induced oszillation during logging operation. The helicopter crash landed on top of its underslung load causing serious structural damage to its forward port underside.

Sources:

Scramble 273
flug-revue.rotor.com
Air Forces Monthly, Sep 2001, p72

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Mar-2010 14:22 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
15-Jun-2010 11:08 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
04-Aug-2010 10:53 TB Updated [Operator]
31-Oct-2012 04:33 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
28-Oct-2019 21:52 Uli Elch Updated [Location]
31-Dec-2019 21:47 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
30-Jan-2020 08:59 TB Updated [Location]

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