US Air Force accidents
List of helicopter accidents by US Air Force Filter:
| Bell | 204 | 41 |
| Bell | 205 | 5 |
| Bell | 212 | 15 |
| Bell | V-22 Osprey | 2 |
| Kaman | Huskie | 3 |
| Piasecki | H-21 | 8 |
| Sikorsky | S-55 H-19 | 19 |
| Sikorsky | S-58 H-34 | 6 |
| Sikorsky | S-61 H-3 | 49 |
| Sikorsky | S-65 H-53 | 38 |
| Sikorsky | S-70 H-60 | 17 |
Sikorsky S-65 H-53 Accidents
| Year | Version | C/N | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | HH-53B | 65-085 | 66-14430 : USAF; 40th ARRS w/o 18jan69 |
| 1969 | hh-53c | 65-145 | 67-14996 : USAF; 55th ARRS w/o 08oct69 |
| 1970 | HH-53B | 65-089 | 66-14434 : USAF; 40th ARRS w/o 28jan70 |
| 1970 | hh-53c | 65-146 | 68-8283 : USAF; 40th ARRS w/o 30jun70 |
| 1971 | CH-53C | 65-251 | 68-10922 : USAF; 1551st CCTW w/o 30nov71 hit ground during night |
| 1971 | CH-53C | 65-258 | 68-10929 : USAF; 21st SOS w/o 18feb71 |
| 1971 | CH-53C | 65-260 | 68-10931 : 01mar71 KNIFE 34 with Major Milton H. Ramsey, pilot, and Captain Tijerina, co-pilot, the CH-53C (# 68-10931) departed Nakhon Phanom RTAFB at 0830 to deliver Laotian troops to Lima Site 20 at Sam Thuong in northern Laos. "KNIFE 34" was hit by enemy fire while en route, knocking out one engine, but the crew was able to sustain flight until they reached LS20. "KNIFE 34" crashed on landing, spun right, rolled downhill, flipped and burst into flames. Major Milton Ramsey was a CH-53 pilot serving for the 21st Special Operations Squadron at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB. Both Captain Tijerina and the pilot were killed in the crash. The flight engineers, SSgt G. Pearson and SSgt F. Deck, were able to escape the aircraft and were rescued. |
| 1971 | hh-53c | 65-148 | 68-8285 : w/o 21jul71, shot down in Laos |
| 1971 | hh-53c | 65-196 | 68-10366 : USAF; 37th ARRS w/o 25nov71 near DaNang Vietnam |
| 1972 | hh-53c | 65-189 | 68-10359 : USAF; 40th ARRS w/o 27mar72 Laos |
| 1972 | hh-53c | 65-191 | 68-10361 : USAF; 37th ARRS w/o 18aug72 at Danang, Vietnam during rocket attack |
| 1972 | hh-53c | 65-195 | 68-10365 : USAF; 37th ARRS w/o 06apr72 vietnam during Bat 21 rescue |
| 1972 | hh-53c | 65-267 | 69-5788 : w/o 27dec72 lost in Laos when its refueling probe was damaged by enemy ground fire and they could not air refuel. The helicopter was landed on a hill top as it was running out of fuel and abandoned. It was destroyed by A-7 bombing. |
| 1973 | hh-53c | 65-192 | 68-10362 : 40th ARRS w/o 14jun73 Cambodia |
| 1975 | CH-53C | 65-254 | 68-10925 : USAF; 21st SOS w/o 15may75 during Mayaguez rescue. 2Lt Richard Vandegeer was killed and was the last name inscribed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall at Washington |
| 1975 | CH-53C | 65-255 | 68-10926 : USAF; 21st SOS w/o 15may75 during Mayaguez rescue |
| 1975 | CH-53C | 65-262 | 68-10933 : USAF; 21st SOS w/o 13may75 Udorn, Thailand |
| 1975 | CH-53C | 65-337 | 70-1627 : USAF; 21st SOS w/o 15may75 during Mayaguez rescue |
| 1975 | CH-53C | 65-338 | 70-1628 : USAF; 21st SOS w/o 24jan75 |
| 1975 | CH-53C | 65-342 | 70-1632 : USAF; 601 TASS w/o 26sep75 Paderborn, Germany |
| 1976 | CH-53C | 65-256 | 68-10927 : w/o at Sembach Germany, asg 601st TASS. 4 fatalities |
| 1977 | hh-53c | 65-198 | 68-10368 : USAF; 67 ARRS w/o 24jun77 Woodbridge Air base UK; cockpit used for training at AFB Kirtland, Albuquerque New Mexico |
| 1979 | hh-53c | 65-266 | 69-5787 : This is bs. the Major flying was in upgrade training to Flight Evaluator. The accident occured and the aircraft subswquently crashed. I was the one who survived the accident. |
| 1980 | hh-53c | 65-265 | 69-5786 : 69-5786 was lost in a crash shortly after leaving Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah while performing Desert training operations;
I was flying in another H-53 alongside 5786 when it went down. ❤️ |
| 1981 | HH-53B | 65-090 | 66-14435 : 435 actually went down in late morning; aircraft Commander was Capt James P. Gang. The A/C had a crew of 4, plus a flight examiner, Capt. Randy Jensen and the crew chief, Sgt Michael Hoon on board. Capt Jensen and Sgt Hoon survived the crash but died from burns received. |
| 1982 | hh-53c | 65-271 | 69-5792 : USAF; 1551st CCTW w/o 27jul82 New Mexico during night aerial refueling training |
| 1984 | hh-53c | 65-385 | 73-1647 : USAF; conv HH-53H; 1st SOW w/o 17oct84 near Clark AFB, Philippines |
| 1984 | hh-53c | 65-388 | 73-1650 : Acft completed the low-level and was climbing to the AR track. The acft behind advsd they had pieces coming off around the TR. Suddenly the entire TR and gear box separated from the pylon. Crew shut the engines down and autorotated into a field. Acft landed hard and was not repairable BUT everybody walked away from the wreck. Cause of the mishap was failure of the TGB pylon mount lugs due to corrosion. |
| 1985 | hh-53c | 65-185 | 68-10355 : MRB BIM caution light came on enroute to ship. When acft entered a hover over ship, the MRB failed and part of it separated. The ensuing severe out of balance condition caused the acft to shake itself apart and it crashed on the ship. This acft had the old aluminum spar MRBs. Back then you could continue flight with airspeed/time restrictions when a BIM light came on. |
| 1986 | hh-53c | 65-184 | 68-10354 : Settled with power and landed hard (crashed) into the LZ. Remained upright with engines and rotors still running. Crew abandoned acft then a post-crash fire broke out and acft burned to the ground. |
| 1986 | hh-53c | 65-389 | 73-1651 : crash date 21may86 |
| 1995 | CH-53C | 65-261 | 68-10932 : 13-14 July at Fairford  |
| 2001 | hh-53c | 65-270 | 69-5791 : USAF; conv to HH-53H; conv to MH-53M; 20th SOS w/o 02nov01 Afghanistan |
| 2002 | hh-53c | 65-149 | 68-8286 : USAF; conv to MH-53M; 20th SOS; w/o 18mar02 Afghanistan |
| 2003 | CH-53C | 65-335 | 70-1625 : 20th SOS w/o at Bagram, Afghanistan |
| 2003 | hh-53c | 65-142 | 67-14993 : USAF; conv to MH-53M; 20th SOS w/o 19mar03 |
| 2004 | hh-53c | 65-276 | 69-5797 : conv to MH-53M; 20th SOS w/o 13apr04 hit by RPG at Zawbaa, Iraq |
| 2007 | hh-53c | 65-273 | 69-5794 : 20th SOS w/o emergency landing during NVG training at Eglin AFB, 2 injured. 2008 str AMARC |
38 C/N found.
