US Air Force accidents
List of helicopter accidents by US Air ForceFilter:
Bell | 204 | 41 |
Bell | 205 | 5 |
Bell | 212 | 16 |
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-61 H-3 Accidents
Year | Version | C/N | |
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1965 | ch-3c | 61-532 | 64-14229 : Delivered to Naha Okinawa from a factory refit joining the 33 ARRS with 65-12777 and 65-12784; Lost during a recovery due to double compressor stall; Recovered by the Navy, and after the inquiry, believed to be scrapped on site, probably in 1970 |
unknown | ch-3e | 61-627 | 67-14725 : I was the leader of a 4 man Air Force Security Police team who were deployed to this crash site and we had to guard Jolly 725 for a week before it was able to be moved down off the mountain to the USMC Training Base. We stayed in tents and ate MRE's. We pulled eight hour shifts, making sure the civilians didn't get too close to the A/C and remove parts. Had a great time and even got in a little fishing while there. |
1965 | ch-3c | 61-512 | 63-9680 : del USAF as CH-3C 63-9680 16Apr64; xfer 341st SMW, Malmstrom AFB, MT (SAC); Destroyed at missle site 1965. |
1965 | ch-3c | 61-516 | 63-9684 : del USAF as CH-3C 63-9684, 04Jun64; xfer 341st SMW, Malmstrom AFB, MT (SAC); Destroyed on ground, 1965. |
1965 | ch-3c | 61-517 | 63-9685 : 38th ARRS w/o 06nov65 hit by ground fire during CSAR of an A-1E. Was 1st Jolly Green Giant lost in combat |
1966 | ch-3c | 61-530 | 64-14227 : w/o 1sep66 |
1966 | ch-3c | 61-534 | 64-14231 : 38th ARRS, w/o 29nov66 crashed |
1966 | ch-3c | 61-553 | 65-12778 : w/o 20oct66 during SAR mission |
1967 | ch-3c | 61-510 | 63-9678 : During landing at Lima Site 85, they approached from the wrong direction, hitting trees and crashed |
1967 | ch-3c | 61-539 | 64-14236 : w/o 23aug67 was shot down supplying Lima Site 85. My dad was crew chief |
1967 | ch-3c | 61-554 | 65-12779 : USAF; conv to HH-3E; 38th ARRS w/o 06feb67 during SAR mission |
1967 | hh-3e | 61-577 | 66-13279 : 37th ARRS, w/o 09nov67 hit by ground fire on Laos |
1967 | hh-3e | 61-581 | 66-13283 : 37th ARRS, w/o 27oct67 s hit by ground fire in Laos |
1968 | ch-3c | 61-536 | 64-14233 : 1mar66 |
1968 | ch-3c | 61-557 | 65-12782 : USAF; conv HH-3E; 37th ARRS w/o 05oct68 Laos |
1968 | ch-3c | 61-561 | 65-12786 : USAF; conv CH-3E; 37th ARRS w/o 16oct68 landed on sea after being hit but sunk by rough seas, crew rescued |
1968 | ch-3c | 61-594 | 66-13294 : USAF; 21st SOS (56 SOW) w/o 30mar68 hit by ground fire over Laos |
1968 | ch-3c | 61-595 | 66-13295 : USAF; 21st SOS (56 SOW) w/o 23may68 crashed near Khe Sanh, Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. 6 fatalities |
1968 | ch-3e | 61-612 | 67-14710 : USAF; conv HH-3E; 37th ARRS w/o 09jun68 hit by ground fire near Ka Kou, Vietnam during CSAR of USMC A-4E Skyhawk. 4 fatalities, including LT Jack C. Rittichier the only USCG pilot who died in Vietnam which was in a exchange program with the USAF. |
1968 | hh-3e | 61-580 | 66-13282 : 37th ARRS, w/o 20oct68 hit by ground fire after water landing during CSAR of F-4D |
1969 | ch-3c | 61-504 | 62-12579 : During a mission to fly Laotian troops to a dirt landing strip at Maung Phine, Laos, the first CH-3,222 (Knife61) was starting its approach, when hit by ground fire, leading to engine failure and a crash landing. The second CH-3, 579 (Knife 62) was also hit by ground fire and lost. Jolly Green HH-3s were called in, but after one was hit by ground fire, it returned to NKP, and finally two Jolly HH-53s were able to rescue everyone before dark. |
1969 | ch-3c | 61-507 | 62-12582 : 14mar68 |
1969 | ch-3c | 61-514 | 63-9682 : del USAF as CH-3C 63-9682 22May64; xfer 40th ARRS, Det 5, TAWC, Eglan AFB, FL; xfer 38th ARRS, Det 1, Nakhon Phanom, RTAFB, Thailand 06Jul65; xfer 3rd ARRG, 38th ARRS, Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam; Destroyed S.E.A. 20Feb69. |
1969 | ch-3c | 61-521 | 63-9689 : 21st SOS w/o 19jan69 in Thailand |
1969 | ch-3c | 61-525 | 64-14222 : USAF S-61R; d/d 30mar65 Tyndall AFB, Florida; Nov65 to 20th Helicopter Sq, Eglin AFB, Florida; Dec65 to Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam; pictured at flight line at Da Nang airbase, Vietnam date unknown; to Udorn AFB, Thailand unk; conv CH-3E, unk; 21st SOS w/o 06oct69 Maung Phine, Laos; |
1969 | ch-3c | 61-540 | 64-14237 : 21st SOS w/o 26feb69 hit by ground fire in Laos during Igloo White mission |
1969 | ch-3c | 61-542 | 65-5691 : pictured at Thailand, date unk; 21st SOS w/o 27jun69 during firefight in Laos |
1969 | ch-3e | 61-604 | 67-14702 : USAF; 21st SOS (56 SOW) w/o 15jan69 hit by ground fire over Laos. Destroyed by US aircraft to prevent capture |
1969 | ch-3e | 61-623 | 67-14721 : USAF; w/o 04oct69 |
1969 | hh-3e | 61-579 | 66-13281 : 37th ARRS, w/o 24oct69 hit by ground fire on Laos during CSAR of F-100F |
1970 | ch-3c | 61-513 | 63-9681 : 18apr68 |
1970 | ch-3c | 61-560 | 65-12785 : USAF; conv HH-3E; 40th ARRS w/o 21nov70 raid POW Son Tay prison camp Operation King Pin |
1970 | ch-3e | 61-585 | 66-13287 : 21st SOS at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB |
1970 | hh-3e | 61-578 | 66-13280 : 37th ARRS, w/o 15apr70, South Vietnam |
1973 | ch-3c | 61-502 | 62-12577 : Dec68-Sep69, Edwards AFB. I was assigned as a CH-3E Mechanic A4350C after training at Sheppard AFB Helicopter Mechanics school. Edwards AFB Maintenance Squadron send me there. I was assigned to CH-3E 62-12577. The Helicopter was still going through the Testing Phase. The next time I saw it was at Hickam AFB. It belong to Air America. My pilots were assigned as accident investigators to fly to an Island where they found the rotor head laying on the runway on top of the what was left of the Helicopter. We were told that they lock the doors after landing and walked away. Later the Helicopter exploded for no apparent reason |
1974 | ch-3e | 61-651 | 69-5807 : USAF; conv HH-3E; w/o 06dec74 Portage Pass Anchorage, Alaska. Pilot killed |
1978 | ch-3e | 61-644 | 69-5800 : Unfortunately this helicopter was lost in inclement weather in upstate NY outside of now closed Plattsburg AFB. At the time of loss there were seven personnel on board and all were lost due to the crash. Lost seven good friends that summer day. |
1979 | ch-3e | 61-618 | 67-14716 : Aircraft was on rescue mission north of Reykjavik from a crashed Cessna 172. On second trip to crash site the H-3 succumbed to dual compressor stall due to icing. Aircraft was total loss. No fatalities. Pilot in Command Capt Charles K Singleton |
1981 | hh-3e | 61-628 | 68-8282 : USAF; 38 ARRS w/o 1981 |
1984 | ch-3b | 61-145 | 212574 : w/o 3aug84 with HS-6. |
1989 | ch-3c | 61-543 | 65-5692 : 22dec67 |
1990 | ch-3c | 61-526 | 64-14223 : 3aug72 |
1991 | ch-3c | 61-550 | 65-5699 : 28oct71 |
1991 | ch-3e | 61-621 | 67-14719 : Crashed in the sea during night operations off the coast of Okinawa. Of the four crew aboard, the flight instructor survived. The pilot, copilot and flight engineer perished. The flight engineer was never recovered. The aircraft sank in over 1000 feet of water but was recovered by the US Navy |
1992 | ch-3c | 61-529 | 64-14226 : 1aug68 |
1993 | ch-3e | 61-653 | 69-5809 : USAF; conv HH-3E; 33 RQS w/o 01sep93 |
1996 | ch-3c | 61-531 | 64-14228 : 9feb68 |
2000 | ch-3c | 61-558 | ZK-HYK : w/o Feb00 during log lifting; Fuselage stored at Palmerston North International airport, New Zealand |
2002 | ch-3c | 61-552 | : Tunisia, ex USAF 65-12777; w/o Apr02 crash into river, 12 killed |
49 C/N found.