Helicopter Accidents

Year 1972 accidents

Sikorsky S-61 H-3 Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1972	ch-124	61-286	12420 : I was part of the rescue crew that pulled the surviver from the water. Is there anyone else out there Chester Kingston
1972	ch-124	61-340	12432 : CAF; ex 4032; w/o 15Nov72
1972	hh-3f	61-636	1474 : Cmdr. Paul Lewis was at the stick. Flew with him in San Diego on the H3's. Best damn pilot and ex academy guy who would have become commandant. Huge loss of a qualified pilot and bird. Likely a tailrotor failure they said.
1972	hss-2	61-003	147139 : 09jan69 deployed aboard USS Catskill (MCS-1) to HC-7 Det 113, Atsugi Japan, returned to USA HC-5 August 1970
1972	hss-2	61-114	149699 : USN; conv SH-3G; HC-1 Det6 w/o 08may72
1972	hss-2	61-150	149732 : One engine stalled on take off when full of fuel, landed in water, other engine failed when trying to yank it out of the water. One float bag busted when trying to attach crane from ship. Order was given to abandon recovery, ship ran over other floatation bag and a/c sank. Crew utilized 7-man life-raft.
1972	hss-2	61-235	151531 : Hit mountain. 5 onboard and all survived w/1 minor injury
1972	s-61a-4	61-411	FM-1143 : Sikorsky S-61A-4, c/n 61-411, ff?; del Malaysian Air Force as Nuri FM-1143, 04Dec67; w/o 11Mar72.
1972	sh-3d	61-399	154109 : was /506, resides somewhere in the depths of the South China Sea
1972	sh-3d	61-440	156494 : Sikorsky S-61D c/n 61-440 ff?; accepted USN NPRO as SH-3D 156494 1969; xfer HS-7, unk; w/o when crashed close aboard USS Saratoga (CVA-60), 31Dec72, 4 crew recovered.