Helicopter Accidents

Heil Ha'Avir accidents

Sikorsky S-65 H-53 Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1971	S-65C-3	65-236	133 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-236 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N6973R; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 133, Oct69; dived into sea off northern Sinai, near Yamit, 2 crew + 8 pax killed, w/o 08Jul71.
1971	S-65C-3	65-240	141 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-240 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N6977R; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 141, Jan70; crashed while catching UAV, parachute caught and damaged rotor, crew recovered; w/o 03Sep71.
1973	S-65C-3	65-235	131 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-235 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N6972R; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 131, Oct69; shot down by Egyptian SAM, 5 crewman killed, 2 ejected 12Oct73.
1973	S-65C-3	65-345	249 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-345 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N4004S; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 249, Oct71; reserialled 949 unk; shot down by Egyptian AAA or SAM, 2 crew + 12 wounded soldiers killed 24Oct73.
1974	S-65C-3	65-241	143 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-241 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N6978R; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 143, Jan70; collision on landing at Mahanayim landing strip, crew + 6 psgs killed, 19Apr74.
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.
1979	S-65C-3	65-395	534 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-395 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N4009S; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 534, May75; crashed, crew killed, 16Jul79.
1984	S-65C-3	65-353	964 : reserialled 964 unk; collision with a mountain while trying to land near Maale Adumin (one killed), 27Aug84.
1985	S-65C-3	65-344	247 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-344 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N4003S; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 247, Jul71; w/o 13Jun85.
1988	S-65C-3	65-343	245 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-343 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N4001S; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 245, Jul71; reserialled 545 unk; w/o 29Dec88, heavy cargo lift problems while en route to Mount Sagi, pilot killed, other crew recovered.
1990	S-65C-3	65-349	355 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-349 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N4024S; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 355, Nov72; w/o 22Apr90, Mid-air collision during a training exercise near Maale Ephraim and Mavo Shilo, 2 crew (inc. flight mechanic) killed, tot 7 killed in crash. (upgraded to Yasur 2000 055 Nov99)?
1990	S-65C-3	65-354	367 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-354 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N4029S; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 367, Dec73; reserialled 967 unk; w/o 05Jun90.
1992	S-65C-3	65-403	350 : Reserialled 350 unk; w/o 05Jan92.
1996	S-65C-2	65-224	066 : S-65C-2, c/n 65-224, ff?; del Austrian Air Force as S-65Oe 5L-MB Sep 1971; asgd 2 Staffel, HubSchrauberGeswader 3; sold to Israeli Air Force as 666 15May81; upgraded to Yasur 2000 066 unk; crashed soon after take-off in the Judean desert, 2 crew + 5 pax killed, 31Mar96.
1997	ch-53a	65-119	903 : ex 403
1997	S-65C-3	65-350	357 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-350 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N4025S; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 357, Nov72; w/o 04Feb97, suffered mid-air collision with CH-53A 2000 #903 in darkness at the remote Shear Yeshuv kibbutz in the Galilee panhandle, 3 crew + 34 pax killed.
2006	S-65C-3	65-347	053 : upgraded to Yasur 2000 as 053, 1997; w/o 12Aug06 when hit by anti-tank missile in Southern Lebanon, crew of 5 killed, including female crew chief.
2019	S-65C-3	65-399	042 : CH-53 fleet grounded after accident