US Marine Corps accidents
List of helicopter accidents by US Marine CorpsFilter:
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-65 H-53 Accidents
Year | Version | C/N | |
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1967 | ch-53a | 65-076 | 153305 : HMH-461 w/o 23jun67 collision with UH-1B BuNo 63-8572 Jacksonville North Carolina. 22 fatalities |
1967 | ch-53a | 65-076 | 153305 : Sikorsky S-65A, c/n 65-076, ff:?; del USMC as CH-53A 153305, unk; w/o when collided with UH-1B, 63-8572, while attempting to land near Jacksonville, NC, 23Jun67. [22 of 35 onboard killed.] |
1968 | ch-53a | 65-014 | 151697 : w/o 24apr68 HMH-463 /YH |
1968 | ch-53a | 65-040 | 152413 : w/o 19may68 HMH-463 /YH |
1968 | ch-53a | 65-045 | 153276 : w/o 04mar68 HMH-463 /YH |
1968 | ch-53a | 65-047 | 153278 : w/o 19feb68 HMH-463 /YH |
1968 | ch-53a | 65-050 | 153281 : On May 1, 1968 SGT Donald R. Evans was a gunner on U.S. Marine Corps helicopter CH-53A tail number 153281 from the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463). At 2056 hours the aircraft crashed into the sea while attempting a carrier landing about 22 miles northwest of Tan Me. Four survivors from the helicopter were rescued about an hour later but the fifth crewman (SGT Evans) could not be found. A search was requested by USS Valley Forge (LPH8). His remains were later recovered. Sourced from vhpa.org. See more at vvmf.org |
1968 | ch-53a | 65-052 | 153283 : w/o 22feb68 HMH-463 /YH |
1968 | ch-53a | 65-053 | 153284 : w/o 28jul68 HMH-463 /YH |
1968 | ch-53a | 65-096 | 153710 : w/o 08jan68 HMH-463 /YH |
1968 | ch-53a | 65-110 | 153724 : w/o 14feb68 with NATC |
1968 | ch-53a | 65-138 | 154875 : Aircraft crashed on Toro Peak while installing communications equipment. 1 fatality 15 injuries. The crash site is still on Toro Peak (southern California north of San Diego) The largest pieces of the wreckage left is part of the tail section, main rotor gearbox and a section of the loading ramp. Lots of other smaller debris in the area as well. |
1969 | ch-53a | 65-021 | 152394 : w/o 01nov69 HMH-361 /YN crashed into South China Sea. 4 fatalities |
1969 | ch-53a | 65-049 | 153280 : w/o 04jul69 HMH-463 /YH |
1969 | ch-53a | 65-051 | 153282 : w/o 01sep69 HMH-361 /YN crashed in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. 5 fatalities |
1969 | ch-53a | 65-102 | 153716 : w/o 20mar69 with HMHT-301 |
1969 | ch-53a | 65-116 | 153730 : w/o 05may69 HMH-462 /YF- |
1969 | ch-53a | 65-124 | 153738 : asg HMH-462; w/o 09apr69 hit ammo crates with tail rotor at the ammo dump at LZ Vandergriff Vietnam setting the entire dump on fire |
1970 | ch-53a | 65-077 | 153306 : w/o 6may70 with HMH-363 |
1970 | ch-53d | 65-165 | 156661 : w/o 13sep70 HMH-463 /YH |
1970 | ch-53d | 65-169 | 156665 : w/o 14sep70 HMH-463 /YH |
1970 | ch-53d | 65-174 | 156670 : w/o 26oct70 HMH-463 /YH |
1970 | ch-53d | 65-179 | 156675 : w/o 8feb70 with HMH-362 |
1971 | ch-53d | 65-164 | 156660 : w/o 25feb71 HMH-463 /YH |
1971 | ch-53d | 65-171 | 156667 : w/o 18feb71 HMH-463 /YH |
1971 | ch-53d | 65-249 | 157149 : w/o 21apr71 |
1972 | ch-53a | 65-100 | 153714 : w/o 29feb72 with HMH-363 |
1972 | ch-53d | 65-162 | 156658 : w/o 11jul72 with HMM-165 |
1972 | ch-53d | 65-247 | 157147 : w/o 13may72 crashed near Hue, South Vietnam while inserting S.Vietnam marines. Pilots were Capt fine ,Lt Furman, Corp Ken Gatewood, Corp Rick Buffington and myself Sarg P J Douglas. The a/c was destoryed by F-4 Phantoms after our e-vac |
1972 | ch-53d | 65-320 | 157744 : w/o 28jan72 with HMH-362 |
1973 | ch-53a | 65-095 | 153709 : Crashed at Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River Md, spring of 1973, complete loss. Lost one soul, Crew Chief Marine Sgt Tom Henderson. Navy Pilot, Civilian Test Pilot and Army Crew Chief escaped with non life threatening injuries. |
1973 | ch-53a | 65-109 | 153723 : w/o 25feb73 HMH-772 |
1973 | ch-53a | 65-136 | 154873 : This a/c crashed a few days after Marine HMH-463 YH-11 went down in North Vietnam waters sweeping mines. Both crashes were a result of tail rotor pitch link failures. This crash resulted in all 53's being grounded and new more robust pitch links being installed. Neither crash caused fatalities |
1973 | ch-53d | 65-168 | 156664 : w/o 02jul73 HMH-463 /YH |
1973 | ch-53d | 65-279 | 157153 : Pat Boots at New River Air Station : |
1973 | ch-53d | 65-286 | 157160 : Yankee Hotel 11 was actually air borne dragging mine gear in the water to mine sweeping area when the tail rotor pitch link failed. I was the crew chief on this aircraft when she went down. I was by the ramp when the tail rotor separated and the aircraft began a left to right yaw increasing in degrees rapidly until the aircraft began rotating 360 degrees in a nose down larger 360 arc. One hell of a ride. Sgt. John J. Walsh |
1973 | ch-53d | 65-315 | 157739 : w/o 27jan73 HMH-462 /YF- |
1974 | ch-53a | 65-027 | 152400 : w/o 26jul74 |
1974 | ch-53d | 65-200 | 156953 : w/o 30may74 HMH-463 /YH |
1974 | ch-53d | 65-297 | 157171 : w/o 19jul74 with HMM-162 |
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-53d | 65-205 | 156958 : w/o 8jan75 with HMH-362 |
1975 | ch-53d | 65-313 | 157737 : w/o 7feb75 with HMM-264 |
1976 | ch-53a | 65-020 | 152393 : Non fatal, hulk was still out in the trees at NAS Willow Grove in 81 |
1976 | ch-53a | 65-084 | 153313 : w/o 26jul76 HMH-361 |
1976 | ch-53d | 65-319 | 157743 : Crashed 6 miles west of Naha Okinawa over the water. Pilot ran out of fuel and auto rotated to 50 feet above the water fell the rest of the way to the ocean. 4 souls on board. No survivors. Sgt. John Christian Crew Chief. |
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. |
1978 | ch-53a | 65-067 | 153297 : w/o 2aug78 |
1978 | ch-53d | 65-287 | 157161 : w/o 6mar78 with HMT-204 |
1978 | ch-53d | 65-311 | 157735 : w/o 20mar78 with HMM-264 |
1979 | ch-53d | 65-209 | 156962 : w/o 15oct79 with HMM-264 |
1979 | ch-53d | 65-213 | 156966 : w/o 15dec79 with HMT-204 |
1979 | ch-53d | 65-306 | 157730 : w/o 2aug79 |
1980 | ch-53d | 65-183 | 156952 : w/o 18may80 HMH-463 /YH |
1980 | ch-53d | 65-288 | 157162 : w/o 30may80 with HMM-263 Det 1 |
1981 | ch-53a | 65-105 | 153719 : During CQ hit another Squadron helicopter chained down on deck but running |
1981 | ch-53a | 65-113 | 153727 : w/o 10feb81 HMH-462 /YF- |
1981 | ch-53d | 65-307 | 157731 : w/o 17sep81 with HMM-263 |
1982 | ch-53a | 65-033 | 152406 : AMARG;
2001 still |
1982 | ch-53a | 65-083 | 153312 : w/o 14sep82 crashed into North Sea off Denmark during NATO exercise Northern Wedding. 5 fatalities |
1983 | ch-53d | 65-277 | 157151 : w/o with HMH-461 |
1983 | ch-53d | 65-278 | 157152 : w/o 28mar83 with HMH-362 |
1984 | ch-53d | 65-225 | 157132 : One of the Best Aircrews in the Corps, Lost in Bad Weather using NVG's |
1985 | ch-53d | 65-231 | 157138 : 17 Marines died, 11 from HMH-462, 15 miles south of Yakushima, Japan. Main rotor gearbox failed, ceased mid-air while trying to set a/c in the water due to the mechanical failure emergency |
1987 | ch-53d | 65-280 | 157154 : w/o 22jan87 HMH-462 /YF; 24mar95 on El Mirage Field, CA scrapyard, only tail |
1988 | ch-53d | 65-289 | 157163 : Aircraft crashed on Shikoku Island, Japan (about 25 miles south of MCAS Iwakuni) on 25 June 1988 with seven fatalities |
1989 | ch-53d | 65-233 | 157140 : USMC; HMH-363 w/o 20mar89 at Pohang, South Korea. 19 fatalities, 15 survivors |
1997 | ch-53a | 65-119 | 903 : ex 403 |
1999 | ch-53d | 65-220 | 157129 : w/o 23jun99, HMH-366 /HH |
2004 | ch-53d | 65-318 | 157742 : crashed in Okinawa university after clipping building |
2006 | ch-53d | 65-246 | 157146 : w/o 07sep06 HMH-463 /YH-24 |
2012 | ch-53d | 65-228 | 157135 : w/o 21jun12 crashed inside the Sarabagh military base, Khost City, Afghanistan |
2012 | ch-53d | 65-300 | 157174 : HMH-363 w/o 19 Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 6 fatalities |
79 C/N found.