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Date: | Sunday 7 November 1971 |
Time: | 21:30 LT |
Type: | Sikorsky CH-124A Sea King (S-61B) |
Owner/operator: | Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) |
Registration: | 12420 |
MSN: | 61286 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Caribbean Sea, off HMCS Nipigon -
Bermuda
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | HMCS Nipigon |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Suffered single engine failure on take-off. Pilot attempted to return while also dumping fuel. Flight deck ready for emergency recovery but a/c became uncontrollable and crashed near the ship. Black moonless night. Difficult recovery by boat of sole survivor and some wreckage. Date was 7/11 local, so 8/11 GMT. (HEG, ship air controller).
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20121123090555/http://www.scramble.nl:80/milbase.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20071031101840/http://www.ody.ca/%7Ebwalker/CAF_Sea_King_detailed_list.htm https://www.helis.com/database/cn/8137/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Dec-2009 00:13 |
TB |
Added |
28-Dec-2009 12:38 |
TB |
Updated [Nature] |
28-Dec-2009 12:38 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
25-Aug-2011 07:11 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Operator, Source] |
05-Sep-2011 06:04 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
05-Sep-2011 06:04 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated |
05-Sep-2011 06:08 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Total fatalities, Source] |
20-Nov-2012 13:16 |
KellyBermuda |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2012 10:44 |
TB |
Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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