ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72952
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Date: | Monday 7 April 2003 |
Time: | 23:30 LT |
Type: | Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma |
Owner/operator: | Geo-Seis Helicopters opf. US Navy |
Registration: | N330JA |
MSN: | 1140 |
Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Eastern Mediterranean Sea -
Jordan
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | USNS 'Spica' (T-AFS 9) |
Destination airport: | USS 'Harry S Truman' (CVN 75) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The helicopter was operating under contract to the U.S. Navy's Military Sea-lift Command and was being used for stores replenishment from the combat stores ship USNS Spica when it apparently ditched into the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Jordan, while en route to the USS Harry S. Truman. The accident happened in darkness (about 23:30 hours Local time). The crew of two were recovered uninjured.
Sources:
1.
http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=330JA 3. Air International May 2003
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-Feb-2010 10:31 |
TB |
Added |
15-Jun-2010 12:36 |
TB |
Updated [Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
15-Jun-2010 12:54 |
TB |
Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
15-Jun-2010 13:12 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
09-Dec-2016 22:34 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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