Helicopter Accidents

Year 1966 accidents

Kaman Seasprite Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1966	UH-2A	18	149014 : Apr66, lost on Maintenance test hop in the Bay at Istanbul (BOSPORUS AREA). Helo was raised, inspected and sunk at sea shortly after departing Istanbul
1966	UH-2A	53	149751 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 53, ff?; del USN as UH2K-1, 149751 unk; redesig UH-2A in 1962; xfer HC-1, UP-??, unk; xfer HC-1, Det L, USS Hancock (CVA-19), unk; w/o 10Jan66 when crashed at sea following engine failure; four crew recovered.
1966	UH-2A	59	149757 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 59, ff?; del USN as UH2K-1, 149757 unk; redesig UH-2A in 1962; xfer HC-2, HU-??, unk; xfer HC-2, Det 11, USS Intrepid (CVS-11), unk; w/o 19Jun66 when flew into water after night launch; one crew recovered, three crew KIA.
1966	UH-2A	76	149774 : known UH-2A type asg HC-7
1966	UH-2B	112	150162 : w/o 15apr66 Tail rotor failure, total loss
1966	UH-2B	133	150183 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 133, ff?; del USN as HU2K-1U 150183 unk; redesig UH-2B in 1962; xfer HC-1, Det G, UP-??, unk; asgd USS Oriskany (CVA-34) unk; w/o during Oriskany fire, 22Oct66.
1966	UH-2B	178	152194 : w/o 04sep66, I was assigned to HC-2 Det 60, ditched during a vertrep in the Mediterranean Sea. 5 survivors: 4 crew 1 pass . I was the wet crewman
1966	UH-2B	179	152195 : w/o lost during transfer of papers over destroyer. Lost rotor speed and went into spin. Crashed nose first rolled to stbd. 4 crew, one passenger egressed safely. All recovered. Picked up by HH-46 from HC-6 Mediterranean Sea.
1966	UH-2B	180	152196 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 180, ff?; del USN as HU2K-1U 158196 unk; redesig UH-2B in 1962; xfer HC-1, Det G, UP-??, unk; asgd USS Oriskany (CVA-34) unk; w/o 16Sep66 when the engine flamed out when hit by wave while picking up survivors, three crew recovered .