Helicopter Accidents

Year 1977 accidents

Sikorsky S-65 H-53 Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1977	ch-53a	65-057	153288 : w/o 10mar77 HMH-361 /YN-21 unk
1977	ch-53a	65-122	153736 : w/o 28dec77 HMH-361 /YN to be confirmed
1977	ch-53d	65-203	156956 : Five Marines were killed. There was one fatality on the second aircraft the Crew Chief was killed by the Fire Bottle above the Crew Chief's seat. I guarded his aircraft until we were relieved, he was my room mate.
1977	ch-53d	65-204	156957 : w/o 8dec77 with HMM-261
1977	ch-53d	65-232	157139 : I was with lsu foxtrot 3/4 it was fully loaded internally and lifting an external load. cable snapped up into the rotor blades. Myself and others were sent to recover the bodies. I still have nightmares. L/cpl P.H.Robinson H
1977	ch-53d	65-293	157167 : Pilots of the second aircraft survived. Everyone in the lead aircraft perished. I was in HMH-461 but deployed to the Med when it happened.
1977	hh-53c	65-198	68-10368 : USAF; 67 ARRS w/o 24jun77 Woodbridge Air base UK; cockpit used for training at AFB Kirtland, Albuquerque New Mexico
1977	S-65C-3	65-351	960 : reserialled 960 unk; flew into hill on West Bank, 54 killed, 10May77.
1977	S-65C-3	65-394	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.
1977	S-65C-3	65-407	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.