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IL Heil Ha'Avir accidents

List of helicopter accidents by Israeli Air Force

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Aerospatiale Gazelle 1
Bell 212 2
Hughes 369 / 500 / H-6 7
McDonnell Douglas AH-64A Apache 3
McDonnell Douglas md500 1
Sikorsky S-58 H-34 13
Sikorsky S-65 H-53 20
Sud Aviation SE3210 Super Frelon 2

YearVersionC/N
1976 212 32215 IL 047 : IAF; w/o 20aug1976
unknown 212 32225 IL 069 : 4X-BCJ. 4X-BCN. EC-HOY. w/o date unk
1980 369d 0597 IL 211 : IAF 500MD Lahatoot, w/o 08oct80 hit power cables near Modiin, Israel. 2 fatalities
1983 369d 0615 IL 214 : IAF, w/o oct83
unknown 369d 0642 IL 216 : IAF, c/n to be confirmed; w/o unk;
1991 369d 0669 IL 224 : IAF, w/o 06may91
1991 369d 50-0645D IL 220 : IAF 500MD Lahatoot, w/o 06may91
1983 369d 80-0685D IL 226 : IAF 500MD Lahatoot, w/o 07nov83
1984 369d 89-0468 N58394 : to Israel AF as 369MD Defender 201
1999 ah-64a PV158 IL 944 : BuNo 84-24298. w/o 01jun99
2006 ah-64a PV618 IL 818 : IAF, BuNo 89-0206; w/o 20jul06 190sqn
2006 ah-64a PV630 IL : w/o
1997 ch-53a 65-119 IL 903 : ex 403
1980 h-34a 58-1186 N4375S : w/o 22dec80
1980 h-34g.III 58-1551 N4388S : xfer Western Helicopter as N4388S, unk; xfer Midwest Helicopter as N4388S, 09Jan74; w/o when suffered partial power loss during lifting operations, damaged/destroyed: Chicago, IL, 02Mar80.
1980 h-34g.III 58-1552 US N4389S : xfer Briles Wing & Helicopter as N4389S, 05Apr73; leased to Catalina Airlines (seen 1979); NTSB: "9Jun80: Long Beach CA. No damage. Instructor pilot simulated governor failure, then shut engine down when flame came from exhaust."; NTSB: "29Sep80: CA. No damage. No-hover landing made when one engine failed. Pieces of turbine blades found in exhaust area."; NTSB: "14Oct80: Santa Catalina CA. No damage. Attempted single-engine ferry after permit had been denied. Lost RPM, landed in ocean. Flotation gear worked OK." FAA reports status "undel tri".
1974 h-34g.III 58-1606 BR PT-HFU : xfer Lider Taxi Aereo as PT-HFU, 22Feb74; w/o crashed at sea off Sao Luiz, Brazil, 28May74.
1987 h-34g.III 58-1612 ID PK-OBL : xfer Airfast Services as PK-OBL, unk; w/o when ditched in Java Sea off Madura Island, 09Nov87.
1976 h-34g.III 58-1613 BR PT-HFV : xfer Lider Taxi Aereo as PT-HFV, 28Feb74; w/o off coast of Marana Island, 24Mar76.
1974 h-34g.III 58-1614 OB-T1042 : w/o 30jul74
1974 h-34g.III 58-1637 BR PT-HFW : Lider, noted date unk
1995 h-34g.III 58-1646 N1099T : xfer Glacier Helicotper as N1099T, 12Jun91; NTSB: "13Feb95: Marblemount WA. Main rotor driveshaft failure."; FAA reports Undel Tri, unk
1975 h-34g.III 58-1657 ES EC-CCX : xfer Helicsa as EC-CCX 1973; w/o at Las Palmas, Spain, 14Jun75.
1988 md500e 0103E IL 932 : IAF, w/o 07nov88
1976 s-58b 58-279 US N4371S : 15jul72
1962 s-58b 58-691 IL 12 :
1988 s-58b 58-692 N94AH : xfer ARIS Helicopter as N94AH, Apr85; NTSB: "Incident 01Jan87: Los Angeles CA. Collision with antenna tower." Crashed at Marina del Rey, CA, 01Jul88.
1996 S-65C-2 65-224 IL 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.
1973 S-65C-3 65-235 IL 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.
1971 S-65C-3 65-236 IL 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 IL 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.
1974 S-65C-3 65-241 IL 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.
1988 S-65C-3 65-343 IL 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.
1985 S-65C-3 65-344 IL 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.
1973 S-65C-3 65-345 IL 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.
2006 S-65C-3 65-347 IL 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.
1990 S-65C-3 65-349 IL 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)?
1997 S-65C-3 65-350 IL 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.
1977 S-65C-3 65-351 IL 960 : reserialled 960 unk; flew into hill on West Bank, 54 killed, 10May77.
1984 S-65C-3 65-353 IL 964 : reserialled 964 unk; collision with a mountain while trying to land near Maale Adumin (one killed), 27Aug84.
1990 S-65C-3 65-354 IL 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.
1977 S-65C-3 65-394 IL 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.
1979 S-65C-3 65-395 IL 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.
2019 S-65C-3 65-399 IL 042 : CH-53 fleet grounded after accident
1992 S-65C-3 65-403 IL 350 : Reserialled 350 unk; w/o 05Jan92.
1977 S-65C-3 65-407 IL 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.
unknown sa321k 107 IL 04 : SA321Ka. 4X-FJM. w/o date unk
unknown sa321k 126 IL 012 : SA321Kb. 4X-FJH. w/o date unk
2015 sa342l 1787 ZU-RHH : w/o 24jan15 at Midrand

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