Year 1975 accidents
List of helicopter accidentsFilter:
Aerospatiale | Alouette II | 2 |
Aerospatiale | Alouette III | 5 |
Aerospatiale | Gazelle | 2 |
Aerospatiale | SA330 Puma | 1 |
Agusta | A109 | 1 |
Agusta | AB205 | 2 |
Bell | 204 | 1 |
Bell | 205 | 1 |
Bell | 206 | 10 |
Bell | 209 AH-1 Cobra | 5 |
Bell | 212 | 2 |
Boeing-Vertol | 107M H-46 Sea Knight | 4 |
Boeing-Vertol | YHC-1A | 1 |
Dornier | UH-1D | 2 |
Enstrom | f-28 | 1 |
Hughes | 269 | 1 |
Hughes | 369 / 500 / H-6 | 1 |
Kaman | Seasprite | 1 |
Kawasaki | 369HS | 4 |
Mitsubishi | S-62J | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-55 H-19 | 2 |
Sikorsky | S-58 H-34 | 5 |
Sikorsky | S-61 H-3 | 4 |
Sikorsky | S-62 HH-52 | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-65 H-53 | 10 |
Sud Aviation | S-58 | 1 |
Westland | Sea King | 3 |
Westland | Sioux | 8 |
Westland | Wasp | 1 |
Westland | Wessex | 4 |
Westland | Whirlwind | 2 |
Year | Version | C/N | |
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1975 | 206a | 267 | N4710R : Bell 206A cn267, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N4710R, unk; xfer Petroleum Helicopters as N4710R, unk; w/o 05Aug75 near Morgan City, LA when during liftoff, right skid caught on pipe on side of helo deck, pilot lost control, hit parked Hughes 369HS, N9086F, dbr & w/o, no fatalities. |
1975 | 206a | 282 | N4081G : Bell 206A cn282, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N4081G, unk; del US as N4081G, unk; dbr & w/o in collision with Lake Anatico, Peru and subsequent hard lndg, 02Feb75 |
1975 | 206a | 411 | N1491W : Bell 206A cn411, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N1491W, unk; del GAY AIRWAYS, Inc as N1491W, 1969; suffered substantial damage when 5th stage compressor failed during low flight. Pilot auto-rotated to heavy lndg near Barter Island, AK, 30Jul75. |
1975 | 206a | 47 | N7847S : del US operator as N7847S, 1967; damaged when pilot misjudged clearance distance and struck gas pump handle during clearing turn, Carpinteria, CA, 17Jul67; repaired & conv Bell 206B JetRanger II, unk; w/o when settled into water during hovering, ivo Morgan City, LA, 02Nov75; reg canx, unk. |
1975 | 206a | 497 | 34 : Naval d/d 1970. Bell 206AS (SH-57 type). w/o 17sep75 |
1975 | 206a | 530 | N8130J : Bell 206A cn530, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N8130J, 1970; del Berry Coal Com as N8130J, unk; conv Bell 206B-2, unk; w/o when crashed in light rain, low clng & fog ivo Mount Pinson, AL, 03May75, 2 fatalities. |
1975 | 206a | 551 | N8158J : w/o 18sep75 during hard landing, ivo Baranof, AK |
1975 | 206a | 576 | G-BCCZ : xfer Somerton-Rayner Helicopters as G-BCCZ, Apr74; ditched in Thames River 05Aug75. |
1975 | 206a | 84 | D-HANS : xfer Dr Hans Riegel, Germany as D-HANS, unk; w/o Crashed after main rotor failure at low altitude, Hiddesen, Blomberg, 4 fatalities, 23Oct75. |
1975 | 269C / 300 | 300010 | N9607F : Anaheim Police Department from Jul70;
w/o 15aug75 hit tree at Idyllwild, CA. 1 fatality;
canc May76 |
1975 | 369hs | 13-0443S | G-BAYN : reg G-BAYN in May 1973. |
1975 | a109 | 7102 | I-AGUX : W/o. Monte Canne, Isola del Cantone; 3 fatalities |
1975 | ab205 | 4108 | AF703 : del Zambia Air Force as AF703, 06oct69, w/o jan75. |
1975 | ab205a | 4320 | 713 : I believe was shot down by a SAM-7 missile over the shershitty caves in western Dhofar. 5 peolpe were killed, pilot, loadmaster, and three speacialists from the RAF. It was bombed by Strikemasters after hitting the ground |
1975 | ah-1g | 20852 | 69-16420 : US Army;
1970 pictured at Vinh Long Airfield, Vietnam;
w/o 09feb75 |
1975 | ah-1j | 26024 | 157780 : USMC; w/o 30dec75 |
1975 | ah-1j | 26026 | 157782 : USMC; w/o 05nov75 |
1975 | ah-1j | 26036 | 157792 : This aircraft was assigned to HMH-462 when it crashed at sea during Operation Frequent Wind (The evacuation of Saigon, South Vietnam). The official cause was fuel starvation. Both pilots escaped |
1975 | ah-1j | 26046 | 157802 : USMC; w/o 29sep75 |
1975 | CH-46D | 2176 | 152554 : I was the plane captain of this aircraft while it was with HC-6. This plane was the most reliable in the squadron. It went several years past its due date for Paint and Repair (PAR) while serving on the USS Detroit (VERTREP) in the Med. We also took this plane on a detachment to Gitmo. |
1975 | CH-46D | 2393 | 154042 : as HMM-164 /YT-14 was the last Marine helicopter lost in Vietnam, and still sits at the bottom of the South China Sea in 65-100 feet of water
at coordinates N09 55’ 32" E107 20’ 06" approx 30nm on the 150 radial of the Vung Tau NDB |
1975 | CH-46D | 2407 | 154800 : BV-107M, c/n 2407, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46D 154800 08Feb68; xfer HMM-263 25Feb68; xfer HMM-165 COSA 02Oct69; xfer H&MS-36 COSA 01Dec69; xfer HMM-262 26Dec69; xfer HMM-165 10Aug70; xfer H&MS-36 01Jun71; xfer H&MS-36 SUBUNIT FUTENMA 21Sep71; xfer H&MS-36 03Jun72; xfer HMM-164 28Feb74; xfer HMH-462 12Jan75; xfer HMM-164 22Jan75; xfer HMM-165 27Mar75; xfer HMM-164, YT-??, 14May75; w/o 24Jun75. |
1975 | CH-46F | 2466 | 154859 : w/o 23apr75 it was /EH-02 (Leroy 02) HMM-264 |
1975 | ch-53a | 65-065 | 153296 : w/o 08jan75 crashed in Maryland |
1975 | ch-53a | 65-108 | 153722 : w/o 18feb75 with HMT-301 |
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 |
1975 | ch-53d | 65-205 | 156958 : w/o 8jan75 with HMH-362 |
1975 | ch-53d | 65-313 | 157737 : w/o 7feb75 with HMM-264 |
1975 | Commando | wa 804 | 722 : Westland Commando Mk.2A, c/n WA804, f/f:?; del Egyptian Air Force as 722, unk; w/o 09Jul75. |
1975 | f-28a | 012 | G-AVUK : ex N4460. Reg G-AVUK Sep 1967 by Twyford Moors. Crashed 3 Dec 1975; wreckage at Shoreham by Mar 1990 |
1975 | h-19d | 55-645 | TF-LKH : Iceland unk from 10jan75;
w/o 17jan75 crashed at Hvalfiroi, Iceland |
1975 | h-34a | 58-1126 | PK-UHN : NUH, w/o 26jan75 near Karimun |
1975 | h-34a | 58-977 | CF-OKH : w/o 29apr75 |
1975 | h-34g.III | 58-1538 | PT-HFR : w/o 28feb75 |
1975 | h-34g.III | 58-1657 | EC-CCX : xfer Helicsa as EC-CCX 1973; w/o at Las Palmas, Spain, 14Jun75. |
1975 | hh-52a | 62-096 | TF-GNA : Icelandic Coast Guard d/d 29Jun72; w/o 06Oct75 Skalafjell |
1975 | hss-1 | SA.136 | SA.136 : Sud Aviation HSS-1 c/n SA.136, ff?; del France Aeronavale as SA.136, 136/L, unk; xfer 31F, unk; w/o 29Aug75. |
1975 | hss-1n | 58-1050 | TI-SPI : conv S-58ET, unk; del MAP to Costa Rica Ministry of Security as TI-SPI, 1975?; w/o ivo La Sabana, Costa Rica, 09Sep75; noted abandoned San Jose, Costa Rica, Feb80. |
1975 | OH-6J | 6303 | 31003 : Kawasaki 369E, c/n 6303, ff?; del JGSDF as OH-6J, 31003 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 25Sep75. |
1975 | OH-6J | 6334 | 31033 : Kawasaki 369E, c/n 6334, ff?; del JGSDF as OH-6J, 31033 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 06Oct75. |
1975 | OH-6J | 6362 | 31059 : Kawasaki 369E, c/n 6362, ff?; del JGSDF as OH-6J, 31059 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 12Feb75. |
1975 | OH-6J | 6367 | 31063 : Kawasaki 369E, c/n 6367, ff?; del JGSDF as OH-6J, 31063 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 05Aug75. |
1975 | S-55 | 55-789 | CF-JTF : ex 9625; S-55T w/o apr75 |
1975 | s-61a-4 | 61-483 | FM-1711 : w/o 10oct75 during a tactical helicopter exercise at Camp Sungai Udang, Malacca. |
1975 | S-62J | M62-008 | 43-4773 : Mitsubishi S-62J, c/n M62-008, ff?; del JASDF as 33-4773, 02Sep64; w/o 19Dec75. |
1975 | sa316b | 1990 | 101 : UAEAF; w/o 30nov75 |
1975 | sa316b | 2178 | 3E-KY : Bundesheer; w/o 19sep75 |
1975 | sa319b | 2213 | PN01 : w/o before delivery |
1975 | sa330c | 1245 | Z.19-2 : EdA, test serial EC-STI; w/o 09jun75 803Esc at Zaragoza. 5 fatalities |
1975 | ah.1 | 1196 | XW901 : AAC AH.1; w/o 13feb75 |
1975 | ht.2 | 1128 | XW867 : Wreckage noted on dump at Fleetlands (as /56-CU) by , gone by 1979 |
1975 | se3130 | 1672 | 76+45 : at Neuhausen. Gone by 1998. |
1975 | se3130 | 1781 | A33 : Belgian Army c/n 1781/C429; 02jul75 w/o |
1975 | se3160 | 1236 | A-236 : w/o 27aug75 at Schöppingen, Germany |
1975 | se3160 | 1395 | 23 : SAAF, w/o 21mar75 |
1975 | has.1 | wa 666 | XV695 : noted at Aberdeen. |
1975 | mk50 | wa 792 | N16-117 : To Australia Museum of Flight, Nowra, NSW. |
1975 | sh-3d | 61-377 | 152711 : USN; HS-4 helo 66 Apollo 8,10,11,12 and 13 recoveries; w/o 04jun75 crash at sea off NAS Imperial Beach, 1 fatality. Was still assigned to HS-4;; portrayed by 148999 in 1994 movie Apollo 13 |
1975 | sh-3d | 61-400 | 154110 : USN; HS-8 w/o 03nov75 |
1975 | sh-3d | 61-708 | Z.9-10 : Armada 005-10. MAP BuNo 159054. w/o 19may75 |
1975 | Sioux | wa384 | XT225 : written off at Chilbolton. |
1975 | Sioux | wa401 | XT242 : pictured at Aeroventure, Doncaster in AAC Blue Eagles display team colours |
1975 | Sioux | wa436 | XT547 : AAC Sioux AH.1 d/d 14Mar67, w/o 30May75 |
1975 | Sioux | wa525 | XT818 : AAC Sioux AH.1 d/d 26oct66, w/o 18dec75 |
1975 | Sioux | wa602 | XT840 : AAC Sioux AH.1 d/d 05dec67, w/o 28mar75 |
1975 | Sioux | wa611 | XT849 : AAC Sioux AH.1 d/d 04mar68, w/o 30sep75 |
1975 | Sioux | wa706 | XW186 : AAC Sioux AH.1 d/d 14jan69, s.o.c 19nov75 as CAT 5(S) |
1975 | Sioux | wa715 | XW195 : dd 1969, w/o 18 Dec 1975 at Crossmaglen with 652 Sq |
1975 | th-57a | 5002 | 157356 : HT-8 E. w/o 02oct75 |
1975 | UH-1D | 8185 | 71+25 : HTG 64, w/o 23.06.1975 Koenigsbach/Koblenz |
1975 | UH-1D | 8307 | 71+87 : HFWS w/o 01.08.1975 Roecke |
1975 | UH-1F | 7061 | 65-7920 : I was the Jet NCOIC on the day of the final flight. I missed the FCF by 15 min. The airframe was destroyed by fire. Pilot survived. Engine removed and tested. Passed all tests. Pilot flew again. |
1975 | uh-1h | 11399 | 182 : Ejercito, BuNo 69-15111 d/d 1972, w/o 03mar75 |
1975 | UH-1N | 31441 | 159565 : 7S. NAS LeMoore w/o 16jun75 |
1975 | UH-1N | 31652 | 158776 : HML-268 w/o 06jan75 |
1975 | UH-2A | 47 | 149745 : w/o 19jun75 SH-2F type as HSL-34 DET-3 /HX-34 USS Aylwin (FF-1081) crashed 6 miles south of Newport RI in sight of the swiming beaches. HAC and AW-2 died. the H2P and pax survived |
1975 | Wasp | f.9594 | XT424 : To RNAY Fleetlands 8 Dec 1975 for spare parts. Hulk still present by May 1977. Wreckage noted on dump at Fleetlands by 1978, gone by 1979. |
1975 | has.1 | wa 30 | XM871 : As HAS.3, w/o 21 Aug 1975 with 737 Sq/400-GL when it crashed into the Red Sea, operating from HMS Glamorgan, and sank during failed recovery attempt. |
1975 | has.1 | wa 63 | XP112 : Ark Royal SAR Flt/046-R by Mar 1974, Ark Royal SAR Flt/047-R by Aug 1975, w/o 17 Sep 1975 when ditched into English Channel operating from HMS Ark Royal (R09), sank. |
1975 | has.1 | wa260 | XS880 : to Odiham dump still as /046 by Jan 1976 |
1975 | mk.60 | wa732 | 5N-AIR : Crashed on approach to Port Harcourt on 11 Jan 1975 after main blade failure. |
1975 | har10 | wa404 | XR454 : During a hover taxi at RAF Akrotiri, with 84 Sq, main rotor failure and airframe destroyed. |
1975 | has7 | wa291 | XN311 : pictured (pic1) during the Portsmouth Navy Days in 1974, operated by 781 Sq, SAR flight, HMS Dido in the background |
1975 | YHC-1A | 413-1 | NASA-533 : xfer NASA as NASA533 ~1962; redesig YCH-46C ~1962; asgd Langley Reasearch Center unk; redesig CH-46C unk; xfer Wallops Island Flight Center unk date for VTOL Approach and Landing Technology (VALT) research; wfu with 685 total flight hours ~1975; fate of airframe unknown. |
89 C/N found.