Helicopter Accidents Sikorsky S-61 H-3 year 1979

Year 1979 accidents

List of helicopter accidents

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Year	Version	C/N
1979	ch-3e	61-618	67-14716 : Aircraft was on rescue mission north of Reykjavik from a crashed Cessna 172. On second trip to crash site the H-3 succumbed to dual compressor stall due to icing. Aircraft was total loss. No fatalities. Pilot in Command Capt Charles K Singleton
1979	hh-3f	61-597	1432 : The pilot, James Stiles was a friend of mine at CGAS Kodiak. He and I went flying together many times. He was a great guy. He won (his second) Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for his heroic actions that night which gave his crew a chance to live. Most people do not realize just how dangerous working in the USCG is. They have to go out, but they dont have to come back. That happens too often.
1979	sh-3a	61-321	152127 : Scrapped, damage beyond repair due to fatal crash outside Tucson, Arizona
1979	sh-3d	61-401	154111 : USN; HS-8 w/o 21feb79

4 C/N found.