US Marine Corps accidents
List of helicopter accidents by US Marine Corps Filter:
| Bell | 204 | 132 |
| Bell | 209 AH-1 Cobra | 65 |
| Bell | 212 | 64 |
| Bell | UH-1Y Venom | 5 |
| Bell | V-22 Osprey | 14 |
| Boeing-Vertol | 107M H-46 Sea Knight | 293 |
| Gyrodyne | DSN / QH-50 DASH | 3 |
| Kaman | Seasprite | 3 |
| Sikorsky | S-52 H-18 HO5S | 10 |
| Sikorsky | S-55 H-19 | 44 |
| Sikorsky | S-56 H-37 | 12 |
| Sikorsky | S-58 H-34 | 245 |
| Sikorsky | S-61 H-3 | 1 |
| Sikorsky | S-65 H-53 | 79 |
| Sikorsky | S-70 H-60 | 1 |
| Sikorsky | S-80 H-53E | 30 |
Sikorsky S-80 H-53E Accidents
| Year | Version | C/N | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | ych-53e | 65-391 | 159121 : 01mar74 pictured on its maiden flight. Note the different tail planes compared to the later production models, the first of which flew on 13dec80 |
| 1978 | ch-53e | 65-410 | 159876 : Sikorsky pre-production prototype S-65E, c/n 65-410, ff:?; del USMC as CH-53E, 159876, unk; w/o Sikorsky, Stratford, CT, 06oct78.  |
| 1984 | ch-53e | 65-425 | 161253 : USMC; w/o 18nov84 HMH-464 /EN-21 at Camp Lejune, NC. 6 fatalities |
| 1984 | ch-53e | 65-477 | 162000 : w/o 01jun84 HMH-465 /YJ-05 |
| 1985 | ch-53e | 65-428 | 161256 : US Navy;
1988 HM-14 /BJ-531;
1993 Stricken from US Navy list |
| 1985 | ch-53e | 65-476 | 161999 : w/o 07feb85 HMH-465 /YJ-03 |
| 1986 | ch-53e | 65-436 | 161264 : Aircraft was HMH-465 /YJ-01 |
| 1987 | ch-53e | 65-485 | 162008 : Aircraft was HMH-465 /YJ-21 |
| 1990 | ch-53e | 65-450 | 161393 : Gulf war;;During NVG flight, shortly after lifting dual point external load, No. 2 engine caught fire inflight. The zero bearing failed and the engine caught fire. Pilots safely got the aircraft to a albeit rough landing. But no crash fire rescue was available and the aircraft burned up. All the crewmembers safely egressed the helo after landing. |
| 1992 | ch-53e | 65-502 | 162490 : This Crash took the life of First Lt. Grady James Pryor USMC. He was Co-Pilot that day |
| 1996 | ch-53e | 65-644 | 165250 : US Navy; w/o 09may96 before delivery |
| 1999 | ch-53e | 65-484 | 162007 : w/o 10apr99 crashed of the coast of Okinawa. 4 fatalities |
| 2002 | ch-53e | 65-576 | 163082 : w/o HMH-361 /YN crash 60km S of Bagram, Northern Afghanistan. 2 fatalities |
| 2003 | ch-53e | 65-498 | 162486 : w/o 30apr03 HMH-465 ? |
| 2003 | ch-53e | 65-504 | 162492 : USMC; HMH-461 w/o 22jun03 |
| 2003 | ch-53e | 65-531 | 162519 : USMC HMH-461 w/o 22jun03 |
| 2004 | ch-53e | 65-625 | 164782 : USMC; HMM-166 w/o 11aug04 Iraq |
| 2005 | ch-53e | 65-597 | 164536 : Crew: Capt Alaniz, Capt gordon, SSgt Kimble, LCPL Hernandez |
| 2006 | ch-53e | 65-475 | 161998 : USMC EN-10/HMH-464 w/o 17feb06 |
| 2006 | ch-53e | 65-628 | 164785 : USMC; w/o 11dec06 HMH-465 Al Anbar, Iraq. 1 killed |
| 2013 | ch-53e | 65-496 | 162484 : w/o 16apr13 HMM-262 hard landing/roll over |
| 2014 | ch-53e | 65-497 | 162485 : w/o VMM-263 on approach to USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), crashed into ocean. No fatalities, all 25 rescued |
| 2014 | ch-53e | 65-553 | 163063 : w/o asg HMH-466, crashed on runway due to fuel starvation |
| 2015 | ch-53e | 65-631 | 164788 : Was at 50 ft hover and lost tail rotor authority due to tail rotor disconnect retracting. 1 Fatality. |
| 2016 | ch-53e | 65-427 | 161255 : w/o 14jan16 asg HMH-463 crashed 2NM offshore Waialua, HI during training flight collision with 163061. 12 fatalities |
| 2016 | ch-53e | 65-551 | 163061 : w/o 14jan16 asg HMH-463 crashed 2NM offshore Waialua, HI during training flight collision with 161255. 12 fatalities |
| 2016 | ch-53e | 65-624 | 164781 : w/o 21oct16 asg HMH-465 damaged after main rotor contacted building at MOUT facility |
| 2017 | ch-53e | 65-571 | 163078 : w/o as HMH-462 /YF-21 emergency landing near North Training Area, Takae, Higashi village, Okinawa. Destroyed by fire |
| 2017 | ch-53e | 65-582 | 164358 : w/o 13:00hs asg HMH-361 MAWTS-1, hard landing and rolled at Yuma, AZ. No fatalities |
| 2024 | ch-53e | 65-595 | 164366 : HMH-361 /366;
w/o 06feb24 near Pine Valley, CA during a flight from AFB Creech to MCAS Miramar. 5 fatalities |
30 C/N found.
