Year 1976 accidents
List of helicopter accidentsFilter:
Aerospatiale | Alouette II | 3 |
Aerospatiale | Alouette III | 2 |
Aerospatiale | Gazelle | 1 |
Aerospatiale | SA330 Puma | 6 |
Aerospatiale | SA360 Dauphin | 1 |
Agusta | AB204 | 1 |
Agusta | AB206 | 1 |
Agusta | AB212 | 1 |
Agusta | AB47 | 1 |
Bell | 204 | 4 |
Bell | 205 | 6 |
Bell | 206 | 3 |
Bell | 209 AH-1 Cobra | 3 |
Bell | 212 | 3 |
Boeing-Vertol | 107M H-46 Sea Knight | 3 |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation | ca-32 kiowa | 1 |
Dornier | UH-1D | 4 |
F+W Emmen | SA316B Alouette III | 2 |
Hughes | 369 / 500 / H-6 | 1 |
Kaman | Seasprite | 1 |
Kawasaki | kv 107-ii | 2 |
Sikorsky | S-55 H-19 | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-58 H-34 | 6 |
Sikorsky | S-61 H-3 | 4 |
Sikorsky | S-62 HH-52 | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-64 CH-54 | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-65 H-53 | 4 |
Sud Aviation | S-58 | 1 |
Sud Aviation | SE3210 Super Frelon | 1 |
Westland | Scout | 1 |
Westland | Sea King | 2 |
Westland | Sioux | 2 |
Westland | Wasp | 1 |
Westland | Wessex | 6 |
Westland | Whirlwind | 3 |
Year | Version | C/N | |
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1976 | 205A | 30004 | PK-HBB : xfer Bristow indonesia [ Bristow Masayu Helicopter] as PK-HBB, Nov68; dbr off Mawa, Indonesia, 04Sep76, w/o unk. |
1976 | 206a | 192 | N143PA : Bell 206A cn192 ff:?; xfer Petroleum Helicopters as N143PA, 1968; w/o near Intercoastal City, LA, 19Jan76 |
1976 | 206a | 228 | N7941S : Bell 206A cn227, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N7941S, unk; xfer Hanson Aviation as N7941S, unk; w/o when lost power over mountain slope, near Bishop, CA, 22Jun76 |
1976 | 212 | 32215 | 047 : IAF; w/o 20aug1976 |
1976 | 369hm | 59-0050M | H-31 : FAA d/d nov69; w/o 1976 Moron |
1976 | ab204as | 3234 | MM80522 : Marina 3-34. Gruppo Elicotteri 5. w/o 13may76 in sea off Isola d Elba |
1976 | ab206a | 8247 | 604 : RAFO from 1970 to w/o 25dec76 |
1976 | ab212 | 5548 | A4O-AD : 1976 Went into the water on night approach off the back of the old Royal yacht 'Al Said'. No fatalities |
1976 | ab47g-3b | 1573 | XT115 : AAC Sioux AH.1 d/d 04May65 w/o 03Aug76 |
1976 | ah-1j | 26010 | 157766 : USMC; w/o 16oct76 |
1976 | ah-1j | 26035 | 157791 : USMC; w/o 25jun76 |
1976 | ah-1j | 26053 | 159213 : SN-03 was assigned to HMA-169 when it crashed at NAS North Island, CA. Both pilots were ok. I heard the cause was a failed walking beam |
1976 | ca-32 kiowa | 44530 | A17-030 : w/o 16jun76 hit wires and crashed at High Range, North of Townsville |
1976 | ch-118 | 3219 | 118107 : RCAF 107. w/o 02jan76 |
1976 | ch-136 | 44035 | 136235 : BuNo 71-20900. 444 sqd w/o 16may76 |
1976 | CH-46F | 2498 | 156428 : BV-107M, c/n 2498, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 156428 13Feb69; xfer HMM-163 01Mar69; w/o 13May76. |
1976 | CH-46F | 2557 | 157658 : BV-107M, c/n 2557, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 157658 23Oct69; xfer HMM-264 06Nov69; further unit xfers unk; xfer HMM-264, EH-??, w/o 19Jul76. |
1976 | CH-46F | 2576 | 157677 : BV-107M, c/n 2576, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 157677 23Dec69; xfer HMM-365 28Jan70; xfer H&MS-26 08Feb71; xfer HMM-162 06Dec71; xfer H&MS-26 15Feb74; xfer HMM-162, YS-??, 06Nov74; w/o 16May76. |
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-53C | 65-256 | 68-10927 : w/o at Sembach Germany, asg 601st TASS. 4 fatalities |
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. |
1976 | ch-54b | 64-083 | 69-18475 : accident |
1976 | h-34a | 58-1120 | CF-LWE : w/o 16sep76 |
1976 | h-34a | 58-719 | FAN517 : xfer Nicaraguan AF as FAN517, 28Jun75; w/o 07Sep76; sold as scrap, unk. |
1976 | h-34g.III | 58-1570 | PT-HFQ : w/o 1apr76 |
1976 | h-34g.III | 58-1613 | PT-HFV : xfer Lider Taxi Aereo as PT-HFV, 28Feb74; w/o off coast of Marana Island, 24Mar76. |
1976 | h-34g.ii | 58-1092 | G-BCRU : Bristow Helicopters Ltd from Nov74; w/o forced landing after tail rotor detached on approach at BP Forties Field platform C, North Sea. 1 (of 10) fatalily; canc Dec83 |
1976 | hh-1k | 6326 | 157202 : HAL-3; w/o 19mar76 |
1976 | hh-52a | 62-140 | 1461 : Last flight of CG1461 - Lt Brian Mills, Ens Steve Duffy, USN, AT2 Duane Stenback, Reid Dobell, survivor |
1976 | hss-1 | SA.184 | B7 : FAB OT-ZKG d/d Feb62;
leased to navy as minesweeper, used anchor in roundel;
w/o 08jan76 St.Idesbald, engine problem |
1976 | hss-2 | 61-182 | 149912 : conv SH-3G; HC-1 w/o 14oct76 |
1976 | kv-107ii-16 hkp4c | 4079 | 04066 : KV-107II-16, c/n 4079, ff ?; del Swedish Navy as 04066, w/o 06Nov76. |
1976 | kv-107ii-4 | 4062 | 51733 : KV-107II-4, c/n 4062, ff?; del JGSDF as 51733, date?; units unknown; w/o 21Sep76. |
1976 | S-55 | 55-790 | CF-JTG : ex 9626; S-55T w/o 10apr76 |
1976 | s-58b | 58-279 | N4371S : 15jul72 |
1976 | s-61d-3 | 61-478 | N-3008 : accepted Marinha 28apr1970. w/o 19aug1976 |
1976 | sa315b | 2282 | H-62 : FAA d/d 13dec72; w/o 08dec76 |
1976 | sa315b | 2299 | H-63 : FAA d/d 07may73; w/o 09jan76 crashed at Cerro Mercedario, San Juan province |
1976 | sa316b | 139/1085 | V-263 : SUI w/o 26Jul76 |
1976 | sa316b | 1616 | 0641 : accepted ARA 31oct69 as 4-H-21. Then 4-H-l and 2-H-l. Crash at sea from aircraft carrier ARA 25 de Mayo (V2) 15oct76 |
1976 | sa316b | 1674 | 9343 : FAP; w/o 22jun76 |
1976 | sa321g | 147 | 47 : crashed after main rotor blade attachment rupture |
1976 | sa330b | 1034 | 1034 : ALAT; w/o 12feb76 |
1976 | sa330b | 1137 | 1137 : ALAT w/o 24may76 |
1976 | sa330b | 1151 | 1151 : ALAT w/o 18dec76 |
1976 | sa330e | 1191 | XW230 : w/o 28 crash in Belize, 1563Flt |
1976 | sa330f | 1187 | PK-PDW : Pelita air service;
1975 pictured during a oil prospecting project in West Iran. Notice old Pelita badge on heli door. The Iranian Long Period Array (ILPA), a local seismic network consisted of seven stations, was also installed in this period;
w/o 02feb76 at Bobonaro, East Timor |
1976 | sa330h | 1294 | TN-231 : Zaire airforce d/d May75; w/o 11mar76 |
1976 | ah.1 | 1195 | XW900 : to AETW, pod at Middle Wallop by Mar 1980, boom at Shrivenham. |
1976 | sa360 | 1002 | F-OBUP : Aerospatiale;
w/o 06mar76 demo flight near Panamint Springs, CA |
1976 | ah.1 | f.9708 | XV133 : w/o 9jan76, Crossmaglen, N.Ireland |
1976 | se3130 | 1184 | V-44 : Swiss AF;
w/o 26oct76 at Tödi-Hüfihütte |
1976 | se3160 | 1132 | 7506 : reserialled RhAF as 7506, unk; w/o 25Jul76. |
1976 | has.1 | wa 657 | XV669 : to A2602 G.I. Fleetlands 2004, scrapped 2010 ? |
1976 | mk50 | wa 790 | N16-113 : ff 24 Oct 1974, ex G-17-4, G-BCHZ. To RAN dd 22 Apr 1975 as HS-817/904. Ditched in Jervis Bay 30 Nov 1976 after transmission failure. Sank during salvage attempt. |
1976 | sh-3a | 61-311 | 152117 : helo ended up on the seafloor in 3920 ft ( 1200 m ) of water off California coast |
1976 | sh-3d | 61-369 | Z.9-4 : Armada 005-4 MAP BuNo 153535; w/o 14apr76 |
1976 | Sioux | wa406 | XT247 : AAC Sioux AH.1 Scrp Wroughton EGDT Sep76 |
1976 | Sioux | wa575/was212 | G-BCZK : Reg to British Executive Air Services Ltd, Coventry EGBE, , w/o 20oct76 |
1976 | TH-1L | 6428 | 157833 : HT-18 w/o 30mar76 |
1976 | TH-1L | 6445 | 157850 : Believe this was Lt Murphy flying training mission on H-1. Lost for more that 2 days in forest near Pensacola. Tallest piece of wreckage was 3 ft high. RIP crew cd |
1976 | UH-1D | 8144 | 70+84 : Noted on Ahlhorn fire dump by until at least 1985 |
1976 | UH-1D | 8183 | 71+23 : HTG 64, w/o 25.04.76 Koblenz |
1976 | UH-1D | 8193 | 71+33 : HTG 64, w/o 12.10.76 Grieskar/Alpen |
1976 | UH-1D | 8377 | 72+57 : w/o 23.09.1976 Homberg |
1976 | UH-1E | 6098 | 152432 : HT-18 w/o 29jul76 |
1976 | uh-1h | 10060 | FAC283 : FAC, BuNo 67-18413; w/o 24dec76 |
1976 | uh-1h | 11885 | H-16 : FAA d/d 1969, FMS BuNo 65-15597; w/o 06 in Antarctica |
1976 | uh-1h | 13221 | AE-411 : Ejercito. BuNo 72-21522 d/d 13sep73; w/o 05may76 crashed near Rio Caspichango, Tucuman during Operativo Independencia. 4 killed |
1976 | uh-1h | FAC286 : FAC d/d 1969, BuNo unk; w/o 24dec76 | |
1976 | UH-1N | 31635 | 158550 : HML-268. w/o 13feb76 |
1976 | UH-1N | 31683 | 159207 : HMM-262 ET. w/o 24jun76 |
1976 | UH-2B | 163 | 151326 : 10dic80 pictured as HSL-33 /HF-10 after crashed in San Diego Harbor |
1976 | Wasp | f.9571 | XS544 : Mar 1977 used for ground training at HMS Osprey for a few weeks before being SoC. |
1976 | has.1 | wa 25 | XM844 : 737Sq Devonshire Flt/403-DV by Sep 1976, crashed on take off from HMS Devonshire west of Lundy Island and sank 13 Dec 1976. |
1976 | has.1 | wa264 | XS884 : fuselage (/522) in scrapyard nr Reigate by Nov 1978. |
1976 | hc.2 | wa197 | XS678 : seconded to Sultan of Oman Air Force as XS678, unk |
1976 | hu.5 | wa274 | WA274 : ex UK RN XT452. In service late 1973. w/o 30 Sep 1976. |
1976 | hu.5 | wa480 | XT758 : into storage, 848Sq/VB-VL by Jan 1975, w/o 16 Jan 1976 with 848 Sq/VB-B when ditched and sank while operating from HMS Bulwark. |
1976 | mk.60 | wa560 | HC-ASD : lsd Colombia as HC-ASD, unk; |
1976 | har10 | wa343 | XP300 : RAF, noted in storage at Wroughton - shell of cab remains only at that time. |
1976 | har10 | wa373 | XP357 : to Manston for RAF Fire School by Feb 1977, still Jan 1980. |
1976 | har.2 | wa110 | XJ764 : in the static display at Plymouth Airshow, 22 Sq A Flt |
84 C/N found.