Helicopter Accidents

Year 1977 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1977	206a	180	SE-HGH : xfer Ostermans Aero AB, Sweden as SE-HGH, unk; w/o 17May77
1977	206a	512	N8159J : Bell 206A cn512, ff:?; reg Bell helicopters as N8259J, unk; del US as N8159J, unk; w/o Lantana, FL 27Jan77.
1977	206b-2	1035	G-BAYA : Crashed on frozen surface of Loch Avon on 11 Jan 1977, during a photographic flight.
1977	212	30769	AE-451 : Ejercito. w/o 11jan77 in Levingston Island Antarctica during a search and rescue mission of an Argentine Navy SP-2H Neptune aircraft: 3 fatalities (Tte.1ro Garcia, Tte. Merani and Sgt Segura)
1977	369hm	91-0215M	Z.13-1 : Armada 006-1. d/d 1972 6 Escuadrilla. w/o 21jul77
1977	47g-2	1515	G-AYOE : Crashed 16 Jul 1977 nr Exmouth
1977	47g-3	6516	NZ3703 : RNZAF. w/o 30jun77
1977	ab204as	3134	MM80368 : Marina 3-07. w/o 27jul77 ditched in sea near Sicily
1977	ab204b	3044	MM80280 : AMI 15-21. w/o 20oct77 Creola di Saccolongo, Padova
1977	ab204b	3150	MM80465 : AMI 31-16. 93 Gruppo TS. w/o 04apr77 in Appia Antica, Roma
1977	ab204b	3206	MM80471 : RM-114?. w/o 15feb77 at Foppolo, Bergamo
1977	ab205a-1	4215	MM80689 : Esercito E.I.318. w/o 25aug77 at La Villa Campaccio (Val Badia, Bolzano)
1977	ab205a-1	4259	MM80783 : CC-39. w/o 31oct77 at Monte Govello di Soverato
1977	ab206a	8008	G-AVSN : Mid-air collision immediately after take off, with Tiger Moth G-ANDE at Biggin Hill on 1 Oct 1977. G-AVSN was destroyed.
1977	ab212asw	5525	Z.18-2 : Marina 003-6. w/o 20jan77
1977	ch-135	32001	135101 : BuNo 70-15650. AETE. w/o 06apr77
1977	ch-136	44065	136265 : BuNo 71-20930. 422 sqd w/o 17feb77
1977	CH-46D	2195	152573 : BUNO 152573 HW 17 10Feb77
1977	CH-46F	2465	154858 : BV-107M, c/n 2465, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 154858 16Sep68; xfer HMM-365 28Sep68; xfer HMM-264 12Feb70; xfer H&MS-26 02Oct70; xfer HMM-264 01Dec70; xfer H&MS-26 04Aug71; xfer NAS North Island A&T 28Feb72; xfer HMM-262 23Mar72; further unit xfers unk; xfer HMM-262, ET-4, unk; w/o 04Feb77.
1977	CH-46F	2545	156475 : /EM-08 at Brindisi, Italy
1977	CH-46F	2599	157700 : 1976 asg HMM-162 I was a crew chief on this bird on USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7)
1977	ch-47c	P-032	5-4078 : P032 / /B762 / CD030 N31761 w/o 17jul77
1977	ch-53a	65-057	153288 : w/o 10mar77 HMH-361 /YN-21 unk
1977	ch-53a	65-122	153736 : w/o 28dec77 HMH-361 /YN to be confirmed
1977	ch-53d	65-203	156956 : Five Marines were killed. There was one fatality on the second aircraft the Crew Chief was killed by the Fire Bottle above the Crew Chief's seat. I guarded his aircraft until we were relieved, he was my room mate.
1977	ch-53d	65-204	156957 : w/o 8dec77 with HMM-261
1977	ch-53d	65-232	157139 : I was with lsu foxtrot 3/4 it was fully loaded internally and lifting an external load. cable snapped up into the rotor blades. Myself and others were sent to recover the bodies. I still have nightmares. L/cpl P.H.Robinson H
1977	ch-53d	65-293	157167 : Pilots of the second aircraft survived. Everyone in the lead aircraft perished. I was in HMH-461 but deployed to the Med when it happened.
1977	h-34g.III	58-1562	D-HAUB : xfer Meravo as D-HAUB, Mar76; w/o Garmisch-Partenkichen, 30Sep77.
1977	h-34g.ii	58-1091	YV-250C : w/o 21jul77
1977	h-34g.ii	58-1108	LN-OSD : w/o 12nov77
1977	hh-1k	6313	157189 : HAL-5 NW w/o 03nov77
1977	hh-52a	62-131	1448 : This crew was performing an aerial ice patrol along the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. They struck three electrical transmission wires and crashed into the ice-filled river. 3 crew and a civilian observer were killed.
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
1977	HRS-2	55-259	130176 : soc 010967 Jacksonville N95760 w/o 15apr77 Lady Lake, FL
1977	hss-1	SA.132	SA.132 : embarked on FS Foch during visit to Southampton.
1977	hss-1	SA.137	SA.137 : Sud Aviation HSS-1 c/n SA.137, ff?; del France Aeronavale as SA.137, 137/S, unk; xfer 31F, unk; w/o 21Feb77.
1977	HSS-2	M61-039	8035 : Mitsubishi HSS-2 c/n M61-039, ff?; del JMSDF as 8035 unk; w/o 05Feb77.
1977	HSS-2	M61-041	8037 : Mitsubishi HSS-2 c/n M61-041, ff?; del JMSDF as 8037 unk; w/o 19Aug77.
1977	HSS-2	M61-053	8049 : Mitsubishi HSS-2 c/n M61-053, ff?; del JMSDF as 8049 unk; w/o 07Dec77.
1977	hss-2	61-056	148984 : USN; conv SH-3H; HS-9 w/o 17aug77
1977	hus-1	58-1438	ZS-HCX : Held for SAAF Museum by (fuselage pod only)
1977	oh-58a	41496	71-20635 : w/o 06may77 asg 82nd AVN
1977	OH-6J	6335	31034 : Kawasaki 369E, c/n 6335, ff?; del JGSDF as OH-6J, 31034 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 14Oct77.
1977	OH-6J	6373	31069 : Kawasaki 369E, c/n 6373, ff?; del JGSDF as OH-6J, 31069 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 20May77.
1977	OH-6J	6396	31092 : Kawasaki 369E, c/n 6396, ff?; del JGSDF as OH-6J, 31092 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 11Jan77; pre unk.
1977	s61n.mk2	61-475	LN-OSZ : Helicopter Service from 30mar76; w/o 23nov77 enroute from Stavanger to Ekofisk oil complex ditched into North Sea and sank to a depth of 984 ft (300 m). 12 fatalities
1977	S-65C-3	65-351	960 : reserialled 960 unk; flew into hill on West Bank, 54 killed, 10May77.
1977	S-65C-3	65-394	532 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-394 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N4008S; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 532, May75; suffered main rotor loss, crew killed, w/o 17May77.
1977	S-65C-3	65-407	558 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-407, ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N4051S; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 558, Oct75; crashed, crew killed 20Nov77.
1977	sa315b	2327	H-65 : w/o 14jan77
1977	sa315b	2608	H-67 : FAA d/d 1976; w/o 17feb77 at Cerro Maipu
1977	sa316b	149/1095	V-273 : SUI w/o 7Sep77
1977	sa316b	1747	5713 : Aerospatiale SA.316B Alouette III cn1747, ff:?; del RhAF as 5713, Apr72; w/o 23Augr77.
1977	sa316b	1774	5172 : Aerospatiale SA.316B Alouette III cn1774, ff:?; del RhAF as 5172, Apr72; w/o 17Mar77.
1977	sa316b	1863	5176 : Aerospatiale SA.316 Alouette III cn1863, ff:?; del RhAF as 5176, Dec72; w/o 10Oct77.
1977	sa316b	1975	FAE-975 : FAE d/d 1972. w/o 04jun77
1977	sa316b	1982	FAE-982 : FAE d/d 1972. w/o 10mar77
1977	sa321g	161	161 : FN d/d 1973; 32F; w/o 18may77 Crashed in Djibouti
1977	sa330g	1377	F-ODFM : Heli Union d/d March 1977; w/o 21may77
1977	ah.1	1485	XX461 : AAC Gazelle AH.1 built by Westland
1977	ht.2	1091	XW859 : RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 705Sqn; w/o 13jun77 collided with XX415 during formation practice at RNAS Culdrose. 1 fatality
1977	ht.2	1367	XX415 : RN Gazelle HT.2 built by Westland; 705sqd /CU-559; w/o collided with XW859 during formation practice at RNAS Culdrose.
1977	se3130	1735	76+69 : PG-136; PG-207; HFB7; w/o 14.04.1977 Alfeld?
1977	has.1	wa 634	XV646 : ditched in Bristol Channel off Lundy Isle on its way back to HMS Hermes
1977	mk43	wa 753	072 : One of the crew was Kjell Asbjørn Hoem
1977	mk50	wa 794	N16-119 : RAN 908, ex G-17-8; w/o 09may77 crashed into Sea off Cocos Islands near HMAS Melbourne while making a night landing
1977	Sioux	wa400	XT241 : AAC Sioux AH.1 w/o 02Jan77
1977	Sioux	wa577/was219	G-BCZL : Reg to British Executive Air Services, Coventry Airport EGBE, , w/o 25jul77
1977	TH-1L	6409	157814 : HT-18 w/o 07sep77
1977	UH-1C	1861	1681 : FAV d/d 1969; BuNo 66-15133; w/o 26feb77
1977	UH-1D	8461	73+41 : HFR10 w/o 04.07.1977 Luenen
1977	UH-1E	6064	151870 : I was crew chief for this UH-1E while at VMO-1, New River NC in 1966
1977	UH-1E	6071	151877 : VMO-2 w/o 05dec77
1977	uh-1h	13602	Z.10B-71 : ET-241. w/o 20apr77 would have been HU.10-71
1977	UH-1N	31444	159774 : USMC c/n not confirmed; w/o 25aug77
1977	UH-1N	31701	159691 : HML-367 VT. w/o 12jul77. c/n not confirmed
1977	UH-2A	19	149015 : Crashed during nite approach to NAS Lemoore due to P/E. Damaged beyond economical repair.
1977	UH-2A	67	149765 : SH-2F Helicopter /JA-31 was assigned to VX-1 at NAS Patuxent River, MD and crashed on its final approach to the base killing all 3 aboard. The pilot was LT. Steven Howdershell, Copilot LT Richard Creighton and Air Crewman AW 2 Robert Emery. They were all great friends and I still think of them some 40 years later. See Memorial Site
1977	UH-2B	92	150142 : w/o 11Mar77 crashed at sea during nite approach to USS Worden (CG-18) near Wake Island
1977	Wasp	f.9558	XS531 : to Lee dump by Oct 1979
1977	Wasp	f.9586	XT416 : dd 03 Dec 1964 to RN; 829 Sq/183-ES Eskimo Flt by early 1965; 829 Sq Naiad Flt/470-NA by Apr 1967 still Mar 1970; RNAY Fleetlands by Jun 1970; 829 Sq /472 by Sep 1970 still Feb 1971; NASU Culdrose by Jul 1972 still Feb 1973; to NASU Yeovilton May 1973; 829 Sq Trials Flt uncoded by Nov 1973 still Aug 1974; 829 Sq Zulu Flt/442 by Feb 1975 still Jul 1976, crushed in deck lift accident and w/o 20 Jul 1977; RNAY Fleetlands dump as /442 by Aug 1977 still 1985.
1977	Wasp	f.9589	XT419 : dd 23 Dec 1964 to RN as XT419. RAF Bahrain SAR Flt/422 by 1965 still 1970, RNAY Fleetlands by Oct 1971 still Feb 1972, 829 Sq Phoebe Flt/472 by Jul 1972, marked as the fictitious /471 Hero Flt for BBC TV Series Warship Jan 1973 still Jul 1973, 829 Sq Phoebe Flt/471 by Jul 1974, 829 Sq Galatea Flt/452 by Oct 1974, RNAY Wroughton by Apr 1975 still May 1977 (with Engadine Flt badge on doors). To G-17-1 sold to Brazilian Navy (FAMB).
1977	Wasp	f.9730	XV635 : w/o 05apr77, 829 sqd
1977	has.31	wa213	N7-213 : Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA213, f/f:18/02/63; del RAN as N7-213, 823, 01Mar63; On board HMAS Melbourne, Spithead Deployment, 28/04/77, until ditched with HS817, unk; noted at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, UK, 22-28Jun77, to participate in mass flypast for Queens Silver Jubilee celebration, (only RAN helo to take part).; Ditched 13/07/77, North Sea, Europe. The aircraft was performing plane guard duties from HMAS Melbourne on Exercise Highwood in the Irish Sea with Lt(P) Phil Pinniger RAN. The carrier was in the process of launching A-4G Skyhawks at the time. The Wessex ditched and Lt Pinniger, Aircrewman Bob Cousins and ships diver, Abata Richard Stanford exited the aircraft. The aircraft was then cut in half by the destroyer HMAS Brisbane that had steamed into position to pick up the aircrew. Divers from Melbourne attached crane cables and airframe less its tail section was raised onto the deck. Portion of fuselage now in private ownership at Auburn, NSW as of 1998.