Helicopter Accidents

Year 1983 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1983	206a	102	CF-WPJ : Bell 206A cn102, ff:?; del Shirley Helicopters Canada as CF-WPJ, unk; w/o 25Oct83?; reg canx 30Nov93.
1983	206a	330	N4797R : reg Bell Helicopters as N4797R, unk N4797R : xfer New York Police Dept NYPD as N4797R, unk; Collided with Cessna U206G floatplane N5328X during traffic observation flight, Brooklyn, NY, 22Jul83, 2 fatalities.
1983	206a	552	N8163J : Bell 206A cn552, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N8163J, unk; del US as N8163J, unk; conv Bell 206B-3, unk; xfer Verticare, Inc as N8163J, unk; w/o when crashed in limited visibility while positioning in mountainous terrain under IFR conditions, ivo Salinas, CA, 22Mar83, 1 fatality.
1983	206a	566	D-HORI : mfg 1970; xfer Germany as D-HICY, [ntu]; xfer Germany as D-HORI, unk; conv Bell 206B-2, unk HB-XKK : xfer Executive Heli Service / Heuberger Paul, Switzerland as HB-XKK, 30Jul79; xfer Soltermann Ueli, 09Dec80; xfer Mountain Flyers 80 Ltd, 12May81; crashed at Zermatt/VS, 18Jan83; reg canx 20May83.
1983	206b-2	1367	N-7029 : Marinha UH-6 type from Aug74; w/o 07oct83 HU-1
1983	212	30761	PT-HJN : Aeroleo, Bell serial N49690; w/o 09mar83 off Macae, RJ. 11 fatalities
1983	212	31195	N3910Y : ERA Helicopters; w/o 13nov83 at Nuiqsut, AK; canc Nov96
1983	212	32140	FAP-692 : FAP d/d 1981; w/o 17jul83
1983	214B	28047	LN-OSR : Helikopter service from 1980; w/o 24jun83 at Gaustatoppen, Telemark
1983	30-100	005	G-BKFE : Westland Jun/Dec 1982, , test serial G-17-29 N5830T : Airspur Helicopters at Huntington Beach, CA from Oct83; w/o 07nov83 off-airport Long Beach, California
1983	369d	0615	214 : IAF, w/o oct83
1983	369d	80-0685D	226 : IAF 500MD Lahatoot, w/o 07nov83
1983	47g-3	6811	NZ3709 : RNZAF. w/o 11nov83
1983	ab205a	4460	ES676 : Hellenic Army Aviation d/d 11jun79; Last AB205 delivered to Greece; w/o 18mar83 2TEAS
1983	ab206a	8132	3C-JK : w/o 19jan83 at Allentsteig
1983	ab206a	8234	D-HAVI : Rotorflug GmbH; conv to 206B2; w/o 07feb83 at Tylaching
1983	ab47g-3b	1564	XT102 : AAC 652 Sq by Aug 1977. Sold 1978. XT102 : Apr/May 1976 flew this at Middle Wallop when training under Advanced Rotary Wing G-BGHN : M H Wills, Alchester from 15jan79; w/o 05dec83
1983	ah-1j	26077	160112 : USMC; conv AH-1T unk; w/o 25oct83 during Operation Urgent Fury (Invasion of Grenada) 160112 : hit by ground fire, AAA while supporting US Army units
1983	ah-1t	26092	160802 : USMC; HMM-165 w/o 27sep83
1983	ah-1t		160812 : USMC; HMM-261 w/o 25oct83 during Operation Urgent Fury (Invasion of Grenada) 160812 : hit by ground fire, AAA while supporting US Army units
1983	as332L	2026	G-TIGD : Bristow d/d Apr82; w/o 04jul83 at Aberdeen Airport G-TIGD : I was one of the responders
1983	as350b	1055	G-BGIL : Registered to McAlpine Helicopters Feb 1979; w/o 20jan83 G-BGIL : Im sure was written off in an accident at Edinburgh Airport 13jul82, I have a photo of it and it wasnt January for sure G-BGIL : Assigned to Devon and Cornwall Police (D&CC) at Exeter Middlemoor on 20 Jul 1979 for Police trials.
1983	as350b	1293	I-REMY : Eli Alpi Srl, test serial F-WZKB; w/o 23jan83 at Cogne
1983	as350d	1460	N141EH : ERA Helicopters from Jul82; w/o 11jul83 at Dutch Harbor, AK. No fatalities
1983	105c	S-194	C-12 : Carabineros d/d 1976; ex D-HDEB; w/o Jan83
1983	CH-46A	2127	152508 : BV-107M, c/n 2127; ff?, del USMC 18Feb66 as CH-46A 152508; asgd Boeing FR Morton PA; asgd Boeing Morton PA 19Feb66; asgd Boeing FR Morton PA 18Jul66; xfer NATC Flight Test NAS Patuxent River 19Jul66; redesig JCH-46A 01Aug66; redesig CH-46D 05Oct66; xfer NPRO R&T Morton PA 06Nov68; xfer NATC Flight Test NAS Patuxent River 27Jan69; xfer Navy Test Pilot School USNTPS 18Mar71; xfer NATC RDT&E 01Dec74; further unit xfers unk; xfer HC-6, Det 10, HW?? unk; w/o 28Feb83 abd CV-66 USS America. 152508 : w/o 28feb83, crashed Indian Ocean, 18 NM northwest of Diego Garcia 152508 : II was a crew member on this flight and it was US Navy not Marine Cops. There were 4 crew members and I think seven passengers of which there was one fatality. We were making a single engine approach to the flight deck of the USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) when the second engine failed just before landing.
1983	CH-46F	2493	156423 : BV-107M, c/n 2493, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 156423 27Jan69; xfer HMM-162 06Feb69; xfer H&MS-26 09Nov72; xfer HMM-162 13Jan73; xfer HMM-261 20Sep73; further unit xfers unk; conv CH-46E unk; noted HMM-261, EM-?, unk; w/o 20Dec83. 156423 : Blade strike to ship superstructure USS Merrimack (AO-179) during unrep off coast of Beirut. Aircraft broke at the aft 410 section and post accident investigation survey, was pushed overboard and now rests on floor of Mediterranean Sea. Non-standard ops (nose of aircraft pointing towards ship stern for landing). 156423 : HMM-261 callsign /EM-08. Ship cited for conducting unauthorized landings to facilitate loading of cargo using forklift. ACft arrived over spot, then LSE directed acft to turn eventually resulting in aft rotor blades striking superstructure. 156423 : I was crew chief on this helicopter during the accident, the winds also had a role in the accident as well
1983	CH-46F	2518	156448 : BV-107M, c/n 2518, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 156448 03Jun69; xfer HMMT-302 18Jun69; xfer H&MS-30 COSA 23Mar70; xfer H&MS-30 24Oct70; xfer HMMT-302 14Dec70; xfer H&MS-30 13Mar72; xfer HMT-301 01Apr72; further unit xfers unk; conv CH-46E unk; unit xfers unk; xfer HMM-164, YT-50, unk; w/o 07Nov83. 156448 : 24jun80 156448 : Crashed in South Korea (wire strike), pilot and crewchief survived, co-pilot, gunner, 2 passengers killed 156448 : Had 1 boot on loading ramp and took a picture of the guys after helping load equipment onboard. My Gunny put his hand on my shoulder and pulled me from the flight at the last minute. I was already on the flight roster and seem to recall my name as amongst the deceased at the funeral service.
1983	CH-46F	2610	157711 : BV-107M, c/n 2610, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 157711 30Sep70; xfer HMM-365 07Oct70; xfer H&MS-26 16Feb71; xfer HMM-161 19Jan72; further unit xfers unk; conv CH-46E unk; unit xfers unk; xfer HMM-261, EM-??, unk; w/o 26Oct83. 157711 : w/o 26oct83 lost in Operation Urgent Fury, the Invasion of Grenada 157711 : Side Number was 00 at time of loss. I crewed her before that in 81/82
1983	ch-53d	65-277	157151 : Sikorsky S-65C, c/n 65-277, ff:?; del USMC as CH-53D 157151, unk 157151 : w/o 27apr83 crashed near Virginia Beach, VA 157151 : w/o with HMH-461
1983	ch-53d	65-278	157152 : Sikorsky S-65C, c/n 65-278, ff:?; del USMC as CH-53D 157152, unk 157152 : w/o 28mar83 with HMH-362
1983	h-34g.III	58-1565	QK+578 : Sikorsky H-34G.III, c/n 58-1565, ff?; ordered MDAP by USN as 150765, unk; del W.German Herresflieger as QK+578, unk; recoded QW+406, unk; recoded 80+78, 1967; wfu & sold USA as N83836, unk; conv S-58ET, unk; sold Brasil as PT-HBO, unk; N82836 : 18oct74 PT-HGO : 29jan75 PH-HGO : w/o 25aug83
1983	hh-52a	62-126	1443 : Sikorsky S-62C c/n 62-126, ff?; del USCG as HH-52A Seaguard 1443 unk; xfer Airsta Houston, Texas, unk; destroyed & w/o in a crash during hoisting, Galveston Bay, TX, Jan83 (see next entry). 1443 : w/o January 1983: Destroyed in a crash during hoisting. Galveston Bay (Lt Stott, Ltcdr Huertas, AE2 Morrow) Airsta Houston Texas
1983	hss-2	61-148	149730 : USN; conv SH-3H; HS-11 w/o 18aug83 149730 : HS-11 /AB-611, noted aboard USS America at Spithead, between 25 and 28 Sep 1982 149730 : Aircraft sank in 7,000 ft (2133 m) of water in The Tongue of the Ocean, while conducting night flight operations. All four crew members were rescued
1983	HSS-2B	M61-109	8098 : Mitsubishi HSS-2B c/n M61-109, ff?; del JMSDF as 8098 unk; w/o 03Apr83.
1983	kv-107iia-4	4109	51813 : KV-107IIA-4, c/n 4109,?ff? del?JGSDF as 51813, date?; units unknown; w/o 06Jun83.
1983	has.2	083	XZ249 : RN; Nov78 as 702Sqn /AL at Yeovilton XZ249 : assigned 815 NAS Avenger Flt / 307 mid Apr 1982. Avenger Flt / 341 by mid May 1982. XZ249 : w/o 04may83 crash in gulf of Oman after tail rotor failure, attached to HMS Avenger (F185) XZ249 : Crash was due to tail rotor control failure XZ249 : Fuselage to RNEC Manadon by Oct 1984 until transferred to Predannack by Aug 1989 XZ249 : 06aug89 pictured at Predannack Airfield, Cornwall XZ249 : Perished at Predannack by May 1993.
1983	has.2 fn	078	277 : FN d/d 1979; 34F 277 : 31F; w/o 29nov83 crashed Beirut, Lebanon
1983	mi-14pl	A1006	1006 : Polish Navy; w/o 15jun83
1983	mi-2	535438018	54 38 : PZL Swidnik c/n 53 5438 018 / 535438018 R-11 : Hungary Police d/d 1978; w/o 13aug83 near to Sopron
1983	mi-24d	M340148	0148 : c/n M340148 / M340 148; Czechoslovak air force w/o May 1983
1983	oh-58a	41060	70-15509 : US Army; w/o 20may83
1983	OH-6D	6461	31160 : Kawasaki 369HM, c/n 6461, ff?; del JGSDF as OH-6D, 31160 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 30May83.
1983	OH-6J	6371	31067 : Kawasaki 369E, c/n 6371, ff?; del JGSDF as OH-6J, 31067 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 25Jun83.
1983	OH-6J	6384	31080 : Kawasaki 369E, c/n 6384, ff?; del JGSDF as OH-6J, 31080 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 22Feb83.
1983	s61n.mk2	61-770	G-BEON : Sikorsky S-61N-69; British Airways Helicopters d/d 27May77; w/o 16jul83 crashed in the southern Celtic Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean, when en route from Penzance to the St Mary's, Isles of Scilly in thick fog. Only six of the 26 on board survived.
1983	s-62a	62-063	N92868 : Sikorsky S-62A c/n 62-063, ff?; registered Sikorsky as N92868 unk; sold USA as N92868 unk; sold USA as N700J unk; rereg N700JJ unk; wfu USA unk. N700J : del Johnson & Johnson, Inc as N700J, Aug65; suffered tail-wheel collapse on landing at Trenton-Mercer Airport, NJ, 08Sep82; registration canx Dec83. N92868 : Oct 09, N92868 assigned to a S-51
1983	sa315b	2515	H-11 : fach d/d 1982; w/o 11jun83
1983	sa315b		GN-914 : GNA. w/o 03oct83
1983	sa316b	2250	0699 : accepted ARA 18jun75 as 2-H-10. Then 3-H-10. crash with wires early 1978. Repaired. xfer oct78 to newly formed 1st Heli Sqd as 3-H-110. On 3apr82, pilot Lt Busson, used to land argentines marines on south georgia. On 21apr83 crash near Comandante Espora naval airbase: One fatality (TC G. Sule) 0699 : pictured unknown source (most probably ARA) on an Antarctic base late 1970s
1983	sa321h	177	7402 : Iraqui airforce; w/o 01aug83
1983	sa330b	1108	1108 : ALAT 3RHC w/o 25sep83
1983	sa330f	1338	117 : UAEAF; w/o 1983
1983	sa330h	1336	6W-SHI : Senegal airforce; w/o 21mar83
1983	ah.1	1254	XX376 : Royal Marines; jan78 3CBAS./K XX376 : 3CBAS M Flt/K, embarked RFA Sir Percivale at Marchwood, on 5 Apr 1982. XX376 : RM 3CBAS w/o 29sep83 XX376 : crashed and w/o at Hagen as 3CBAS/D, shortly after take off from Detmold due to oil pressure loss.
1983	ht.3	1244	XX374 : RAF HT.3; 1979 as L in Central Flying School (CFS) RAF Shawbury; 2FTS w/o 20apr83 XX374 : w/o 20apr83 crashed on Snowden. 2 fatalities
1983	ah.1	f.9502	XP901 : Royal Marines; jan78 3CBAS XP901 : w/o 18jan83, Sek Kong XP901 : Serving with 656 Sq in Borneo during Feb 1965
1983	se3130	1305	A03 : Belgian Army c/n 1305/C136; 29mar83 w/o
1983	se3130	1596	XR380 : Delivered as XJ380 in error. 6 Flt (Netheravon) by Sep 1972. Crashed as a UNFICYP machine when caught its underslung load on its skid and it rolled down a hillside on 11 June 1983 XR380 : I was flying it when it crashed in the Danish Sector of the Green line. I suffered a crush fracture of T12 (Spine), and subsequently did not fly again for 6 months. I was lifting jerry cans of water from the lower pad of the landing site when it happened. Tony Davies XR380 : Tony Remember it well.It was a saturday morning.Do you remember myself and major b coming out to you.When I saw how far the aircraft had fallen down the hill I thought you were gone.Luckily not.Points to note not a good idea to have a smoke when the fuel tank is split. Dave G XR380 : Tony, It was raining like hell and the r/t silence was deafening. You and I flew into the same site to lay the ghost about a year later. Deni D
1983	se3160	1083	1083 : ALAT w/o 27Oct83
1983	has.1	wa 646	XV658 : f/f 03/02/1970; d/d 26/02/1970; conv HAS.5, unk; w/o 03/02/1983 XV658 : f/f 3 Feb 1970, d/d 26 Feb 1970 as HAS.1, 824Sq/054-R by Apr 1970. XV658 : Conv to HAS.2A, 819 Sq/304-PW by May 1979. XV658 : Conv to HAS.5. 706Sq/596 by Sep 1982, 820Sq/016-N by Dec 1982. Ditched in sea off Portugal 3 Feb 1983 following double engine failure while with 820Sq operating from HMS Invincible.
1983	mk42	wa 738	IN506 : Westland Sea King Mk.42, cn WA738, ff?; del Indian Navy as IN506, unk; w/o 18Jun83.
1983	Sioux	wa420	XT508 : AAC Sioux AH.1 13Oct78 to G-BGAI G-BGAI : Private w/o 04Jun83, CAA reg canx 23Jan84
1983	Sioux	wa573/was205	XV319 : RAF Sioux HT.2 d/d 06dec67, to G-BCYZ 10mar75 G-BCYZ : Private three owners up to 08oct79, last reg to Helicrops Ltd, Banbury, Oxford w/o 06jul83
1983	Sioux	wa593	XT831 : AAC Sioux AH.1 alt c/n was193, 05apr77 to G-BENG G-BENG : 09sep80 crashed Barmby Moor whilst spraying pesticides on crops. Engine failure due to a blocked carburetor from the collapsed air pipe. Piloted by R.T.Meston Directly after the crash an angry farmer, (Geoff Mason of GSM Helicopters) shouted to the pilot "I told you to F@ G-BENG : GSM Helicopters Ltd at Ripon, Yorkshire; w/o 24jun83
1983	th-57a	5012	157366 : w/o 31mar83
1983	UH-1B	293	062 : FAU d/d 1975; ex BuNo 61-0713; w/o 30oct83
1983	UH-1D	8174	71+14 : HTG 64, LTG 62, w/o 17.05.1993 Ahlhorn 71+14 : 16may17 pictured preserved at Museum Spijook, Vareler Hafen, Lower Saxony, Germany
1983	UH-1D	8351	72+31 : HEER 72+31 : Bpol D-HBZV : BMI; 1978 new ex 72+31 D-HBZV : BMI LUFTRETTUNG; w/o 02.03.1983 Reiteralpe; Preserved Hermeskeil Air Museum, Germany D-HBZV : Mar96 Christoph 10 D-HBZV : Preserved at Hermeskeil musuem by Jun 2006, still 2017
1983	uh-1d	9127	66-16933 : US Army cnvt. to UH-1H toward FAS 264 264 : FAS Guardian 3rd batch del.1982 ex 66-16933 w/o 13Oct83
1983	uh-1h	11954	69-15666 : US Army toward FAS 265 265 : FAS Guardian 3rd batch del.1982 ex 69-15666 w/o 3Oct83
1983	uh-1h		FAC239 : FAC, BuNo unk; w/o 11apr83
1983	UH-2A	73	149771 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 73, ff?; del USN as UH2K-1, 149771 unk; redesig UH-2A in 1962; unit xfers unk; redesig SH-2F unk; xfer HSL-36, HY-???, unk; w/o 01May83. 149771 : 1967-68 UH-2A type asg HC-2 Det.42 /HU-22
1983	uh-60a	70-056	78-22993 : US Army; TF 160 w/o 26aug83 Christian County, Kentucky. 3 fatalities
1983	uh-60a	70-062	78-22999 : US Army; 160th SOAR w/o 04oct83 crashed in Caribbean Sea approx 2m NE Fort Sherman, Panama Canal
1983	uh-60a	70-065	78-23002 : US Army; 160th SOAR w/o 25oct83 Operation Urgent Fury, Grenada
1983	uh-60a	70-278	81-23557 : US Army; 9 AVN w/o 18oct83 crash during NVG training flight near Mount Rainier, Washington. 4 fatalities
1983	Wasp	f.9733	XV638 : ff 16 Sep 1969, d/d 3 Oct 1969. 845Sq/O by Mar 1971, 829 Sq Mohawk Flt/474-MO by Jul 1973, 829 Sq Diomede Flt briefly during Nov 1979. XV638 : 22jul79 noted at Portland 829Sqn uncoded XV638 : 829 Sq Achilles Flt/430 by Jan 1980 still Mar 1981, ditched in South Atlantic 27 May 1983 following engine surge, and airframe recovered by RFA Olna. XV638 : To AIU Lee-on-Solent Jun 1983 ?; to AETS Portland as GI by Feb 1984 XV638 : to instructional airframe 8826M at Brize Norton Air Movements School by 1985 XV638 : to RAF High Wycombe by Oct 1990. Scrapped 1991.
1983	has.31	wa215	N7-215 : Westland Wessex Mk.31A, c/n WA215, f/f:07/03/63; del RAN as N7-215, 825, 16Apr63; Served with 723 Sqn RAN.; Crashed (Fatal) 04/12/83, in Bass Strait near East Sale, VIC after major transmission failure on the return from an exercise at night from the Bass Strait Oil Rigs. Pilot, Lt Mark Henschke tried to make land, but it crashed short of the beach, killing the aircrewman, Gary Macey, and a CPL J. Campbell RAAF. Was recovered and stored at HMAS Albatross. Reduced to componants, 07/09/88. N7-215 : This aircraft did not crash at night! N7-215 : I flew out to the rig on 825 with my team (SASR) for a familiarisation of the Rig. N7-215 : Airframe preserved at Schneider Collection, Rupanyup, by Mar 2008
1983	hu.5	wa272	XT450 : Westland Wessex HU.5, c/n WA272, f/f:?; del Royal Navy as XT4xx, 01/04/1965, perished Predannack by 07/1997. XT450 : conv into Green Parrot and xfer 781Sqn, unk XT450 : 707Sq/U-CU by Jul 1965 still 1971, 781Sq/(818) by Jul 1972 still Apr 1979, 845Sq/(Y)V by Feb 1980, 845Sq C Flt/(Y)V by Apr 1982. XT450 : 845Sq/V, visited RMB on 19 Feb 1982 XT450 : 845Sq /V, despatched via chartered Belfast C.1 from Yeovilton on 8 May 1982 to Ascension Island. XT450 : embarked RFA Tidespring on 14 May 1982 at Ascension Island as 845Sq C Flt attrition replacement. XT450 : 845Sq /(Y)V, still by Sep 1983; damaged during heavy landing in Turkey 10 Oct 1983 to NASU Yeovilton; To Predannack by May 1984, perished Predannack by Dec 1994.
1983	hu.5	wa281	XT459 : Wessex HU.5 d/d 6 Jul 1965,  847 Sq/B-S by 1969, 846Sq/VB-A by 1972, 848Sq/VJ by Aug 1976. 845Sq/(Y)B by Mar 1982, Delivered to Ascension Island by Heavylift Belfast as an attrition replacement.. XT459 : 847 Sqn Mar/Apr69 as /B XT459 : Nov 1970 with 847 NAS / B-S, took part in cyclone relief operations in East Pakistan XT459 : 07mar74 848NAS./VB-B XT459 : 845Sq /B, despatched via chartered Belfast C.1 from Yeovilton on 8 May 1982 to Ascension Island. XT459 : embarked RFA Tidespring on 14 May 1982 at Ascension Island as 845Sq C Flt attrition replacement. XT459 : 845Sq D Flt/(Y)B May 1982, to 845Sq C Flt/(Y)B Jun 1982, tail sliced off on 24 Jun 1982 following landing accident. Airlifted to mv Atlantic Causeway by Chinook 12 Jul 1982 and arrived Devonport 27 Jul 1982;To NASU-VL 29 Jul 1982. XT459 : 845Sq/D by May 1983, crashed and w/o 7 Nov 1983 at Setermoen, Norway; Lee-on-Solent dump by Aug 1986. Sold early 1987 XT459 : at Park Aviation yard (Faygate) by Feb 1988. Gone by Oct 1993.