Helicopter Accidents

Year 1981 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1981	206a	255	PT-HBY : Bell 206A cn255, ff:?; del Brazil as PT-HBY, unk; w/o 12Jul81.
1981	206a	270	N4717R : Bell 206A cn270, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N4717R, unk; xfer US as N4717R, unk; conv Bell 206B-2, unk; w/o Fruitland, UT, 03Dec81
1981	212	30705	N392EH : ERA Helicopters Jun75-Mar91; w/o 23aug81 at Kenai, AK
1981	212	31116	FAP-687 : FAP d/d 1979; w/o 21feb81
1981	212	31120	PT-HKW : Lider Taxi Aereo; ex N57485; w/o 22jul81 at Macae/RJ
1981	212	31163	G-BIJF : w/o crashed into the sea c 1nm SE of Dunlin A platform on a flight from Brent B to Dunlin A. Wreckage recovered.
1981	369hm	49-0039M	FAC247 : FAC; w/o 12apr81
1981	369hm	49-0041M	FAC249 : FAC; w/o 03oct81
1981	369hm	51-0208M	H-208 : RDAF Esk724; d/d 07sep71; w/o 27may81
1981	369hs	76-0829S	N191BB : Sonoma County Sheriff Office (SCSO), CA from Aug77; w/o 24apr81; May81 canc as destroyed
1981	ab205a-1	4176	MM80778 : CC-34. 4 Nucleo Elicotteri. w/o 16nov81 at Viba Valentina, Catanzaro
1981	ab205a-1	4279	MM80714 : Esercito E.I.343. replaced c/n 4247 given to Morocco. 21 Gruppo. w/o 05sep81 at Monte Limbara, Sassari
1981	ab212	5609	5D-HM : w/o 03jul81
1981	ah-1j	26071	160106 : USMC; conv AH-1T unk; w/o 18sep81
1981	ah-1j	26079	160114 : USMC; conv AH-1T unk; w/o 22may81
1981	ah-1t	26086	160748 : I have the data plate from the airframe after the crash; Manufacturer S/N 26086; Contract Number DAAJ01-77-C-0481; Accepted 4-78; Aircraft Identification Plate No. 00098
1981	CH-46D	2266	153370 : 1978-1979, I crewed this Bird in Okinawa with HMM-161. She was know as "Carelson's Magic Bus..
1981	CH-46D	2267	153371 : Former Cpl. Jr Venhous USMC. Crew chief of 153371 from feb68 to nov68, RSVN, @ Phu Bia
1981	CH-46D	2312	153961 : w/o 03mar81 as HMM-165 /YW-03 crashed while aboard the USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3). Crew chief was killed, both pilots made in out.
1981	CH-46D	2386	154035 : Was on deck that night...had just given up the LSE duties to my backup when the accident happened. Rest in peace my brothers.
1981	CH-46F	2565	157666 : BV-107M, c/n 2565, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 157666 18Nov69; xfer HMM-264 05Dec69; xfer H&MS-26 19Dec74; xfer HMM-264 31Mar75; further unit xfers unk; xfer HMM-164, YT-??, w/o 10Feb81.
1981	CH-46F	2608	157709 : Greg Boyle was the Crew Chief. The Navy Director (Yellow Shirt) was knocked off the deck most likely by a disintegrated rotor blade. I don't believe his body was recovered.
1981	ch-53a	65-105	153719 : During CQ hit another Squadron helicopter chained down on deck but running
1981	ch-53a	65-113	153727 : w/o 10feb81 HMH-462 /YF-
1981	ch-53d	65-307	157731 : w/o 17sep81 with HMM-263
1981	ch-54a	64-021	67-18419 : Sikorsky S-64A, c/n 64-021, ff?; del US Army as CH-54A 67-18419 unk; w/o 16Aug81.
1981	hh-3e	61-628	68-8282 : USAF; 38 ARRS w/o 1981
1981	hh-52a	62-022	1353 : I was the air crewman the night this aircraft went down.
1981	hh-52a	62-115	1427 : It was determined that a pitch change control rod broke while in flight.
1981	HH-53B	65-090	66-14435 : 435 actually went down in late morning; aircraft Commander was Capt James P. Gang. The A/C had a crew of 4, plus a flight examiner, Capt. Randy Jensen and the crew chief, Sgt Michael Hoon on board. Capt Jensen and Sgt Hoon survived the crash but died from burns received.
1981	hss-2	61-039	148967 : I was in it when it was ditched and lost at sea. Never recovered
1981	hss-2	61-051	148979 : crashed on a small island in the pacific during a radiological survey of bikini atoll. Hi speed shaft bolts failed causing fire in flight. Crew survived !!! Ask Lt. Hall....
1981	hss-2	61-066	148992 : USN; conv SH-3H; HS-8 w/o 16mar81
1981	hss-2	61-110	149696 : USN; conv SH-3G; HS-3 w/o 13sep81
1981	hss-2	61-127	149710 : my recall of the events
1981	hss-2	61-154	149736 : USN; conv SH-3H; HS-12 w/o 19sep81 tail rotor failure
1981	OH-6J	6312	31012 : Kawasaki 369E, c/n 6312, ff?; del JGSDF as OH-6J, 31012 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 05Sep81.
1981	S-55B	55-1004	N874 : Sikorsky S-55B c/n 55-1004, ff:?; del Chicago Helicopter Airways as N874, 18Sep56; sold Loma Linda University, converted to aerial ambulance, unk; w/o near Beaumont, CA, 29May81.
1981	s-58b	58-807	N4247 : xfer Carson helicopter as S-58, N4247, by Jul68; NTSB report: "Salem, NJ. Damage - none. Ground crew maneuvered sling load cable into contact with live power line. 08Jul70."; xfer Summit Timber as N4247 by Jan76; xfer Queen City Helicopter, 11May76; NTSB report: "Bellevue, WA. Damage - destroyed. Fire in flight due to FOD. 07Aug81"; FAA reports Undel Tri.
1981	s-62a	62-060	N92863 : Sikorsky S-62A c/n 62-060, ff ~1964; registered Sikorsky as N92863; del California Company as N92863, Mar65; w/o when fire in main rotor gearbox caused a lndg in a swamp near Venice, LA, 10Nov81; reg canx Apr86.
1981	S-64B	64-060	N6965R : Sikorsky S-64E c/n 64-060, ff 1969; del ERA Aviation Inc as N6965R unk; dam when Cowdrey, CO 13Dec76, repaired & returned to service; w/o during logging operations near Kitsault Village, BC, Canada, 05Jun81, 2 fatalities.
1981	sa315b	2267	H-61 : FAA d/d 13dec72; w/o 01feb81
1981	sa316b	1750	9358 : My Dad flew the 9358 in Angola. He was a mechanic. That Alouette III was destroyed in a accident in 1981 with no casualties.
1981	sa316b		21 : FAS, w/o 1981
1981	sa316b		24 : FAS, w/o 1981
1981	sa318c	2230	SX-HAI : Olympic Airways; w/o 13jun81
1981	sa330f	1308	560 : Kuwait air force; w/o 10jun81
1981	sa330h	1380	6W-SHK : Senegal airforce d/d 1977; w/o 1981
1981	sa330l	1433	174 : 29sep81 crashed at Oshakati during a brown out, 6 people on board were killed, the pilot survived. I was researching the three medical staff killed on this casevac flight for a Ops medic / Doctor Book
1981	ht.3	1314	XX396 : to Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search School by Jun 2017.
1981	sa342k	1325	509 : SA342K del KAF as 509, unk; asgd 33/34 Sqn; w/o 11Apr81; noted dumped at Ali Al Salem AB, Feb12.
1981	se3130	1311	75+29 : PD-135; PH-239; PH-208; HFB8; HFB200; HFS10; w/o 17.09.1981 Strassberg
1981	has.5	wa 875	XZ915 : noted at RNAS Culdrose Airday 25jul79 uncoded with 706NAS
1981	has.5	wa 877	XZ917 : noted at RNAS Culdrose Airday 25jul79 uncoded with 706NAS
1981	mk42	wa 735	IN503 : ditched at sea
1981	Sioux	wa312	ZS-HJB : South Africa; w/o 07dec81
1981	Sioux	wa371	D-HAFG : Private , w/o 15Jul81
1981	Sioux	wa434/wap148	G-BGOZ : Private w/o 18Jun81, wreck Chilbolton
1981	UH-1B	1023	A2-1023 : w/o 19aug81
1981	UH-1B	3103	N9-3103 : RAN d/d 1965; BuNo 64-17623; w/o 26mar81 at Nowra; preserved Australia Museum of Flight Nowra
1981	UH-1B	513	993 : BuNo 62-1993. w/o 24apr81
1981	UH-1E	6077	151883 : HML-776 QL-400 w/o 06feb81
1981	UH-1H	1H08	41608 : Fuji-Bell 205B, c/n 1H08, ff:?; del JGSDF as UH-1H 41608 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 03Mar81.
1981	uh-1h	9380	A2-380 : my dad was one of the men who saved the people aboard it when it crashed at shoalwater bay qld during Kangaroo 81; He saved the gunner Phil Dunn from the flaming wreck of A2-380
1981	UH-1N	31057	69-6651 : w/o ~ crashed at Kirtland AFB
1981	UH-1N	31449	160831 : USMC; w/o 29sep81 on USS Inchon (LPH-12)
1981	UH-1N	31655	158779 : w/o 28jan80 crashed and burned
1981	UH-1N	31656	158780 : USS Guam (LPH-9) w/o 19jul81
1981	UH-1N		159703 : USMC; HML-367 /VT w/o 03feb81
1981	Wasp	f.9588	XT418 : w/o 13 Dec 1981 while operating from HMS Endurance Flt/435-E, rolled over following beach landing on South Georgia. Stripped of parts and abandoned in place.
1981	has.1	wa 31	XM872 : To Westland early 1966 for conv to HAS.3, completed mid 1967. 706Sq/569-CU by summer 1967, RNAY Wroughton by Feb 1973, 737 Sq/662-PO by Jan 1976, w/o 11 Mar 1981 with 737 Sq when ditched off Portland, following an engine fire.
1981	has.1	wa 69	XP118 : noted on a lorry in Plymouth 22 Jun 1982, heading for Predannack (?)
1981	hu.5	wa270	XT448 : On a flight between NAS Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune while with 845Sq /S on HMS Hermes, a section of tail rotor failed and the airframe ditched and sank.
1981	mk.60	wa199	VR-BDS : Westland Wessex Mk.60, c/n WA199, first delivered to Bristow Helicopters Ltd. in England as G-ASWI, 1964; displayed as H.84 at Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, 01Jun67; lsd Helicopter Rentals, Bermuda as VR-BDS, unk; rtnd Bristow as G-ASWI, unk; CofA canx, 1981.
1981	har10	wa363	XP347 : Forced landing following tail rotor failure at Koksijde, while en route RAF Gutersloh.