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Year 1976 accidents

List of helicopter accidents

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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

YearVersionC/N
1976 205A 30004 ID PK-HBB : xfer Bristow indonesia [ Bristow Masayu Helicopter] as PK-HBB, Nov68; dbr off Mawa, Indonesia, 04Sep76, w/o unk.
1976 206a 192 US N143PA : Bell 206A cn192 ff:?; xfer Petroleum Helicopters as N143PA, 1968; w/o near Intercoastal City, LA, 19Jan76
1976 206a 228 US 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 IL 047 : IAF; w/o 20aug1976
1976 369hm 59-0050M AR H-31 : FAA d/d nov69; w/o 1976 Moron
1976 ab204as 3234 IT MM80522 : Marina 3-34. Gruppo Elicotteri 5. w/o 13may76 in sea off Isola d Elba
1976 ab206a 8247 OM 604 : RAFO from 1970 to w/o 25dec76
1976 ab212 5548 OM 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 UK XT115 : AAC Sioux AH.1 d/d 04May65 w/o 03Aug76
1976 ah-1j 26010 US 157766 : USMC; w/o 16oct76
1976 ah-1j 26035 US 157791 : USMC; w/o 25jun76
1976 ah-1j 26053 US 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 AU A17-030 : w/o 16jun76 hit wires and crashed at High Range, North of Townsville
1976 ch-118 3219 CA 118107 : RCAF 107. w/o 02jan76
1976 ch-136 44035 CA 136235 : BuNo 71-20900. 444 sqd w/o 16may76
1976 CH-46F 2498 US 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 US 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 US 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 US 152393 : Non fatal, hulk was still out in the trees at NAS Willow Grove in 81
1976 ch-53a 65-084 US 153313 : w/o 26jul76 HMH-361
1976 CH-53C 65-256 US 68-10927 : w/o at Sembach Germany, asg 601st TASS. 4 fatalities
1976 ch-53d 65-319 US 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 US 69-18475 : accident
1976 h-34a 58-1120 CA CF-LWE : w/o 16sep76
1976 h-34a 58-719 NI 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 BR PT-HFV : xfer Lider Taxi Aereo as PT-HFV, 28Feb74; w/o off coast of Marana Island, 24Mar76.
1976 h-34g.ii 58-1092 UK 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 US 157202 : HAL-3; w/o 19mar76
1976 hh-52a 62-140 US 1461 : Last flight of CG1461 - Lt Brian Mills, Ens Steve Duffy, USN, AT2 Duane Stenback, Reid Dobell, survivor
1976 hss-1 SA.184 BE 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 US 149912 : conv SH-3G; HC-1 w/o 14oct76
1976 kv-107ii-16 hkp4c 4079 SE 04066 : KV-107II-16, c/n 4079, ff ?; del Swedish Navy as 04066, w/o 06Nov76.
1976 kv-107ii-4 4062 JP 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 US N4371S : 15jul72
1976 s-61d-3 61-478 BR N-3008 : accepted Marinha 28apr1970. w/o 19aug1976
1976 sa315b 2282 AR H-62 : FAA d/d 13dec72; w/o 08dec76
1976 sa315b 2299 AR H-63 : FAA d/d 07may73; w/o 09jan76 crashed at Cerro Mercedario, San Juan province
1976 sa316b 139/1085 CH V-263 : SUI w/o 26Jul76
1976 sa316b 1616 AR 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 PT 9343 : FAP; w/o 22jun76
1976 sa321g 147 FR 47 : crashed after main rotor blade attachment rupture
1976 sa330b 1034 FR 1034 : ALAT; w/o 12feb76
1976 sa330b 1137 FR 1137 : ALAT w/o 24may76
1976 sa330b 1151 FR 1151 : ALAT w/o 18dec76
1976 sa330e 1191 UK XW230 : w/o 28 crash in Belize, 1563Flt
1976 sa330f 1187 ID 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 CD TN-231 : Zaire airforce d/d May75; w/o 11mar76
1976 ah.1 1195 UK XW900 : to AETW, pod at Middle Wallop by Mar 1980, boom at Shrivenham.
1976 sa360 1002 FR F-OBUP : Aerospatiale; w/o 06mar76 demo flight near Panamint Springs, CA
1976 ah.1 f.9708 UK XV133 : w/o 9jan76, Crossmaglen, N.Ireland
1976 se3130 1184 CH V-44 : Swiss AF; w/o 26oct76 at Tödi-Hüfihütte
1976 se3160 1132 ZW 7506 : reserialled RhAF as 7506, unk; w/o 25Jul76.
1976 has.1 wa 657 UK XV669 : to A2602 G.I. Fleetlands 2004, scrapped 2010 ?
1976 mk50 wa 790 AU 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 US 152117 : helo ended up on the seafloor in 3920 ft ( 1200 m ) of water off California coast
1976 sh-3d 61-369 ES Z.9-4 : Armada 005-4 MAP BuNo 153535; w/o 14apr76
1976 Sioux wa406 UK 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 US 157833 : HT-18 w/o 30mar76
1976 TH-1L 6445 US 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 DE 70+84 : Noted on Ahlhorn fire dump by until at least 1985
1976 UH-1D 8183 DE 71+23 : HTG 64, w/o 25.04.76 Koblenz
1976 UH-1D 8193 DE 71+33 : HTG 64, w/o 12.10.76 Grieskar/Alpen
1976 UH-1D 8377 DE 72+57 : w/o 23.09.1976 Homberg
1976 UH-1E 6098 US 152432 : HT-18 w/o 29jul76
1976 uh-1h 10060 CO FAC283 : FAC, BuNo 67-18413; w/o 24dec76
1976 uh-1h 11885 AR H-16 : FAA d/d 1969, FMS BuNo 65-15597; w/o 06 in Antarctica
1976 uh-1h 13221 AR 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 CO FAC286 : FAC d/d 1969, BuNo unk; w/o 24dec76
1976 UH-1N 31635 US 158550 : HML-268. w/o 13feb76
1976 UH-1N 31683 US 159207 : HMM-262 ET. w/o 24jun76
1976 UH-2B 163 US 151326 : 10dic80 pictured as HSL-33 /HF-10 after crashed in San Diego Harbor
1976 Wasp f.9571 UK XS544 : Mar 1977 used for ground training at HMS Osprey for a few weeks before being SoC.
1976 has.1 wa 25 UK 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 UK XS884 : fuselage (/522) in scrapyard nr Reigate by Nov 1978.
1976 hc.2 wa197 OM XS678 : seconded to Sultan of Oman Air Force as XS678, unk
1976 hu.5 wa274 BD WA274 : ex UK RN XT452. In service late 1973. w/o 30 Sep 1976.
1976 hu.5 wa480 UK 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 UK XP300 : RAF, noted in storage at Wroughton - shell of cab remains only at that time.
1976 har10 wa373 UK XP357 : to Manston for RAF Fire School by Feb 1977, still Jan 1980.
1976 har.2 wa110 UK XJ764 : in the static display at Plymouth Airshow, 22 Sq A Flt

    84 C/N found.


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