Helicopter Accidents

Year 1988 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1988	205A-1	30139	FAC4294 : FAC 294, reser 4294 FAC4294 : w/o 19dec88 accident in Medellin
1988	206a	376	N1432W : Bell Helicopter, to PK-DBE PK-DBE : Derazona, 206B2 type; w/o 07jan88 hit by Bo105 PK-PIW
1988	206a	529	G-AYCM : Bell 206A cn529, ff:?; del UK as G-AYCM, unk; passed through several owners until w/o Hapton Valley Colliery, Burnley, Lancashire, 02Oct88.
1988	212	30577	N58027 : Bell, to N18090 G-BBBP : Bristow Jun73-Jan81 G-BBBP : 16mar75 pictured at North Denes heliport G-BBBP : late 1970s, based offshore on the sedco 704. It had its own hanger and maneuvered by a rail system. Shuttling to piper ‘a’ platform, Bredford dolphin, claymore ‘a’ platform, and Viking piper. PK-HCJ : Bristow Indonesia from 1981; w/o 17jun88 Gurun Panjang
1988	212	30764	N397EH : ERA Apr76-Mar91; w/o 29sep88 at Deadhorse, AK
1988	212	31243	CH545 : Sri Lanka Air Force; ex N3189N; w/o 03jun88
1988	222ut	47509	N3182K : Bell 222UT cn47509, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N3182K, unk; w/o 11Aug88.
1988	222ut	47553	N32022 : Bell 222UT, cn47553, ff: 1986; reg Bell Helicopters as N32022, 1986 JDF H-18 : JDF d/d dec86; ex N32022; w/o 21may88
1988	30-100-60	030	VT-EKO : Pawan Hans 1986, test serial G-17-17; w/o 14jul88 at Katra, Jammu and Kashmir . 7 fatalities
1988	412sp	33130	130 : RNoAF, w/o 04jan88 crashed at Bardufoss due hydraulic system. crew of three survived; instruction airframe at LSK Kjevik
1988	a109	7106	I-AGUU : Agusta A109 type, conv to A109A I-AGUU : 1984 noted as Boeing Vertol ARTI (Advanced Rotorcraft Technology Integration ) test bed to evaluate cockpit integration concepts for a one-man helicopter under the US Army LHX program I-AGUU : Elilombarda air ambulance; w/o 19jun88, hit power cable at Niguarda hospital, Villa Reale di Cassolnuovo, Pavia
1988	ab205a-1	4172	MM80776 : CC-32. 4 Nucleo Elicotteri. w/o 10sep88
1988	ab205a-1	4208	MM80682 : Esercito E.I.311. w/o 15apr88 near Studena, Udine AF769 : del Zambia Air Force as AF769, 16.09.06
1988	ab206a	8176	06044 : Marinen type:Hkp6B; oct88 w/o; autumm 1999 scrapped
1988	ab212asw		MM81096 : Marina 7-51. w/o 2sep88 frigate F574 Aliseo
1988	ab412sp		654 : AB.412SP, ordered 1986; del Zimbabwe Air Froce as 654, unk; asgd 8 Sqn; w/o 14Jun88.
1988	ab412sp		656 : AB.412SP, ordered 1986; del Zimbabwe Air Froce as 656, unk; asgd 8 Sqn; w/o 30Jun88.
1988	as350d	1338	N353EH : ERA Helicopters Jun81-Mar91; w/o 24may88 crash at Dillingham, AK
1988	as355f	5137	C-GXPO : Okanagan Helicopters, canc Oct82 N355EH : ERA Helicopters Nov82-Dec91; w/o 04nov88 offshore production platform West Cameron Block 617. 4 fatalities
1988	as355f1	5316	5316 : AdlA /SJ EH3/67 w/o 06apr88
1988	105cb	N82/S8-570	PK-XYZ : Nurtanio c/n N82/S8-570 PK-PIW : Pelita Air Service; w/o 07jan88 main rotor hit Bell 206 PK-DBE at Pabelokan Island, West Java. 4 fatalities
1988	ch-135	32019	135119 : CAF CH-135 type BuNo 70-15668; 1984 424Sqn 135119 : w/o 28jan88 Cat A crash near Timmons, Ontario. Investigation revealed that the tail rotor yoke failed and one tail rotor blade broke off in flight. 4 souls on board perished
1988	ch-136	44042	136242 : BuNo 71-20907. 408 sqd w/o 07jul88
1988	CH-46D	2219	153331 : BV-107M, c/n 2219, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep FR Morton PA as CH-46D 153331 07Nov66; xfer NARF North Island 09Feb67; xfer H&MS-30 COSA 19Apr67; xfer HMM-364, YK-??, 29Jun67; xfer H&MS-56 01Nov67; xfer HMMT-302 11Jan68; dam 19Oct68; xfer NARF North Island 18Dec68; xfer NAS North Island 01Jun69; xfer HMM-161 30Jun69; xfer HMM-164 20Aug70; xfer H&MS-36 Sub Unit Futenma 10Apr72; xfer NAS Cubi Point Det TS 29Jul72; xfer H&MS-36 Sub Unit 1 22Nov72; further unit xfers unk; conv CH-46E unk; xfer HMM-163, YP-113, crashed 02Mar88; last noted stor NARF Cherry Point dump, Apr93. 153331 : 153331 was the ch-46 that flew with aft rotor-head re-taining nut missing 153331 : 29jul81
1988	CH-46D	2257	153363 : BV-107M, c/n 2257, ff?; accepted BWR FR Morton, PA as CH-46D 153363 22Feb67; xfer NARF North Island 15Mar67; xfer HMM-364, YK-09, 25Aug67; xfer H&MS-36 COSA 23Feb71; xfer HMM-164 16Mar71; xfer H&MS-36 16May72; xfer HMM-164 31Oct72; xfer HMM-165 24Jul73; xfer H&MS-36 17Oct74; xfer HMM-164 21Mar75; further unit xfers unk; conv CH-46E unk; xfer HMM-262, ET-4, w/o 11May88. 153363 : 5nov81
1988	CH-46D	2354	154003 : BV-107M, c/n 2354, ff?; accepted BuWepsRep, Morton, PA as CH-46D 154003 04Oct67; xfer HMM-162 06Nov67; xfer HMM-264 04Feb69; xfer HMM-261 19May69; xfer NAS North Island A&T 02Sep69; xfer H&MS-56 23Oct69; xfer HMM-265 07Apr70; xfer HMM-161 13Nov70; xfer USS New Orleans (LPH-11) 30Apr71; xfer FAWPRA Atsugi 24Mar73; xfer USS Tripoli (LPH-10) 14Sep73; further unit xfers unk; conv CH-46E unk; unit xfers unk; xfer HMM-264, EH-??, unk; w/o 25Oct88. 154003 : 29nov77
1988	ch-47c	b-819	N37015 : Boeing Vertol toward ZA672 ZA672 : RAF Chinook HC.1, MA003; 1982 240 OCU /FF; 1983 7Sqn /EX; 1987 18Sqn /BH ZA672 : w/o 06may88 at Hannover airport during ILA airshow. 3 fatalities
1988	ch-53d	65-289	157163 : USMC CH-53D 157163 : 1979-1982, used to crew this very helo out of Hawaii 157163 : w/o 25jun88 HMH-462 /YF- 157163 : Aircraft crashed on Shikoku Island, Japan (about 25 miles south of MCAS Iwakuni) on 25 June 1988 with seven fatalities
1988	HSS-2B	M61-105	8094 : Mitsubishi HSS-2B c/n M61-105, ff?; del JMSDF as 8094 unk; w/o 11Jun88.
1988	has.2	060	XZ243 : RN HAS.2 f/f 15May78; NASU Yeovilton coded 02Jun78 coded 327-AL; 702 Squadron, HMS Alacrity Flight 07Sep78; 815Squadron HMS Alacrity flight coded 327-AL transferred 07Jan81; RNAY Fleetlands 19Nov81; 702 Squadron coded 640.PO 30Jun82 XZ243 : RN Type: Lynx HAS.2 noted at HMS Heron RNAS Yeovilton 15nov78 with 815NAS coded AG-341 asg HMS Alacrity Flt (F174) XZ243 : 815Sq Alacrity Flt/327-AL visited RCH on 17 Nov 1981. XZ243 : conv HAS.3 type; NASU Yeovilton 01Nov85 XZ243 : 702 Squadron coded 635-PO by 21Nov86 XZ243 : w/o 10mar88 as /635 in Portuguese waters 40 miles off Cabo Roca. During long range night training exercise crashed into the sea on return 0.5 miles from the stern of parent ship RFA Engadine (K08), 2 fatalities; pictured (top) 2 day before the accident; pictured (bot) the morning after the crash XZ243 : RIP: CAWTHORNE, Richard A, Sub Lieutenant, C032051W (HMS Osprey) and DAVIES, Anthony P G, Lieutenant Commander, C023660H XZ243 : Portland Air Engineering Department Ground Trainer, Shell Only uncoded with no regi, Total Airframe Hours at crash 2516:15; HMS Sultan Air Engineering Training School, shell only, BDR trainer by Dec97
1988	has.2 fn	081	278 : Marine d/d 1979 278 : 1988 crashed in Djibouti after terrain collision. All 4 people on board were safe. 278 : w/o Dec88, Bird strike in Djibouti
1988	md500e	0103E	932 : IAF, w/o 07nov88
1988	mh-53e	65-524	162512 : USN MH-53E 162512 : w/o 18jul88 HM-15 /TB-06
1988	s-58b	58-692	N4373S : Sikorsky S-58B, c/n 58-692, ff?; reg N4373S by Sikorsky for testing, 1958; del Israel Defense Force / Air Force as 13, 11Feb58; 13 : To IAF 11.2.58.WFU,Sold.CNVTD TO S-58BT BY Okangan Hlcpt.TO CF-OKG OKANGAN HLCPTRS 28.5.71 canc.2.80.TO N5594C THE ROTOR WORKS 25.2.80. to Southetn Hlcptrs Inc.13.3.80.ACCIDENT @ Sacramento CA. 2.4.80 Minor damage. Worker atop tower accidentally dropped a rope onto helicopter, causing damage to rotor blades. Copter landed safely .to California Hlcptrs Inc.TO Aris Hlcptrs Inc.5.87.RR N94AH ARIS HLCPTRS.Crashed @ Marina Bay,Los Angeles CA. Collision with antenna tower.1.7.78.Rgn canc 8.90 CF-OKG : rtnd Sikorsky 1971 [ as partial payment fo rS-65C-3]; conv to S-58BT std, 1971; sold Canada as S-58BT, CF-OKG, 28May71; N5594C : xfer Southern Helicopter as N5594C, 25Feb80; NTSB: "Incident 02Apr80: Sacramento CA. Minor damage. Worker atop tower accidentally dropped a rope onto helicopter, causing damage to rotor blades. Copter landed safely."; xfer California Helicopter as N5594C, unk N94AH : xfer ARIS Helicopter as N94AH, Apr85; NTSB: "Incident 01Jan87: Los Angeles CA. Collision with antenna tower." Crashed at Marina del Rey, CA, 01Jul88.
1988	S-61L	M61-003	JA9507 : Sikorsky S-61L, c/n 61-223 ff?; del Sikorsky as N317Y unk; del Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in kit form unk; constructed as Mitsubishi-Sikorsky S-61L, c/n M61-003, reg JA9507, ~1963; sold SFO Airlines, USA as N317Y ~1970; sold UK as G-BEID 24Nov76; engine fire warning, a/c ditched in North Sea, all 21 occupants rescued; a/c burned and sank, 18Jul88.
1988	S-61N	61-223	N317Y : Sikorsky S-61N, c/n 61-223 ff?; del Sikorsky as N317Y unk. JA9507 : del Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in kit form 1963; reassembled as Mitsubishi-Sikorsky MS-61N, c/n M61-003, reg JA9507, 1964; rtnd Sikorsky, USA as S-61N, c/n 61-223, N317Y, 08Apr74. N317Y : San Francisco Oakland (SFO) Airlines Apr74-Nov76 G-BEID : sold UK as G-BEID, 24Nov76; engine fire warning, a/c ditched in North Sea, all 21 occupants rescued; a/c burned and sank, 18Jul88. G-BEID : gone from Hanningfield Metals by May 1995. Scrapped ?
1988	s61n.mk2	61-747	G-BDES : Sikorsky S-61N-50, c/n 61-747, ff:?; del British Airways Helicopters as G-BDES, 31Jul75; crashed in the North Sea, 90 nm north- east of Aberdeen on 10Nov88. G-BDES : gone from Hanningfield Metals by May 1995. Scrapped ?
1988	s61n.mk2	61-750	G-BDII : Bristow Sep75-Feb85; to Malaysia 9M-ELF : Bristow Malaysia Mar-Nov 1985, rtn UK G-BDII : Bristow Nov85; w/o 17oct88 crashed North Sea off Handa Island near Loch Laxford, no fatalities; canc 19jan89
1988	S-65C-3	65-343	245 : Sikorsky S-65C-3, c/n 65-343 ff?; retained by Sikorsky for testing as N4001S; del IDF/AF as S-65C Yasur 245, Jul71; reserialled 545 unk; w/o 29Dec88, heavy cargo lift problems while en route to Mount Sagi, pilot killed, other crew recovered. 545 : Reserialled 545 unk; w/o 29Dec88, heavy cargo lift problems while en route to Mount Sagi, pilot killed, other crew recovered.
1988	sa316b	2344	MAAW-H04 : Aerospatiale SA316B Alouette III, cn 2344, ff:?; del France as F-WKQF, unk; to Malawi Army Air Wing as MAAW-H04, unk; to Italy as I-FEBE, unk; w/o 9mar88.
1988	sa318c	1999	A56 : Belgian Army c/n 1999/626C-A76 in 1987 16sm. ; w/o Nov1988
1988	sa318c	2049	A63 : Belgian Army c/n 2049/C670-A125 assembled at SABCA; 17oct88 w/o
1988	sa330f	1193	PK-PDV : Pelita air service; w/o 15dec88
1988	sa330j	1402	N47307 : PHI d/d 1977; w/o 14jul88 at Gulf of Mexico, 1 fatality
1988	sa330j	1581	N9003Z : 1979-1988 I-ARLY : Eli Alpi d/d jul88; w/o 30nov88 at Champoluc, Aosta Valley
1988	ah.1	1610	XZ319 : AAC Gazelle AH.1 built by Westland; 14aug88 w/o
1988	sa365n	6233	VT-ELH : Pawan Hans (PHE); w/o 26aug88 Bay of Bengal
1988	se3130	1646	A20 : Belgian Army c/n 1646/C337; 23nov88 w/o
1988	se3130	1692	76+51 : PG-140; PK-140; PL-208; HFB12; HFS12; w/o 10.03.1988
1988	se3130	1792	A35 : Belgian Army c/n 1792/C435; 23nov88 w/o
1988	se3160	1470	A-470 : KLU assembled by Lichtwerk Hoogeveen w/o July 1988 A-470 : w/o 29jul88 crash landed at Deelen. Cat 5. No fatalities
1988	has.1	wa 640	XV652 : Built as HAS.1 and ff 12 Nov 1969, dd 03 Dec 1969. Conv to HAS.2A 706Sq/586-CU by Jul 1979 still Aug 197. Conv to HAS.5 706Sq/582-CU by 1986, 706Sq/581-CU, 826Sq/132 by 1988, w/o 03 Feb 1988 off Barcelona when ditched in Mediterranean and sank while with 826Sq operating from HMIMS Poolster (A835).
1988	has.5	wa 876	XZ916 : Built as HAS.5 f/f 16 Feb 1979, d/d 30 March 1979 to RN. Ex "XV916" ntu, MoD(PE) Yeovil by 1980, at Le Bourget in Jun 1981 for Paris Air Show marked 247H, MoD(PE) Yeovil by 1982, A&AEE Boscombe Down by 1984, 826Sq/130 Port Stanley by 1985 still 1986, 826Sq/130 Culdrose by 1987, w/o 13 Oct 1988 15nm off Plymouth during a recovery to RFA Resource (A480) while with 826Sq A Flt. XZ916 : 23May84 noted RNAS Portland coded -.525 of 826Squadron; 24Jan86, noted RNAS Lee-on-Solent coded -.130 of 826Squadron XZ916 : noted at Westland Factory, Yeovil EGHF 12sep79
1988	SH-2F	196	161646 : w/o 30mar88
1988	SH-2F	201	161651 : w/o 11nov88 161651 : Lost off USS Barbey (FF-1088) Pilot, Co-Pilot, Crewman lost at sea Gulf of Oman
1988	SH-2F	214	161903 : USN SH-2F 161903 : w/o 08may88 HSL-36 /HY-341 lost in Mediterranean Sea operating from USS Vreeland (FF-1068)
1988	SH-2F	221	161910 : USN SH-2F Seasprite 161910 : 1987 HSL-35 /TG-35 161910 : w/o 10aug88 crashed at sea off San Diego. 3 survivors, co-pilot killed 161910 : The date on this incident is 10 Aug 1988. Hsl-35 is correct 161910 : I was a mech in the squadron at the time aircraft crashed 10aug88, Reference
1988	sh-3d	61-437	156491 : USN; conv SH-3H; HS-14 w/o 04oct88 156491 : All 4 onboard perished.
1988	sh-60b	70-463	162978 : USN; HSL-44 w/o 19jan88
1988	Sioux	wa329	XT170 : AAC Sioux AH.1 to EC-DLK EC-DLK : w/o during 1988
1988	UH-1D	8211	71+51 : HTG 64, LTG 61, HTG 64, w/o 06.01.88 Varrelbusch
1988	UH-1D	8423	73+03 : HFR20 w/o 03.07.1988 Oberreintal/Alpen
1988	uh-1d	5300	66-00817 : US Army, conv UH-1H, to Honduras FAH-943 : FAH, ex 66-0817; w/o 30jun88
1988	uh-1d	9258	66-17064 : US Army cnvt. to UH-1H toward FAS 266 266 : FAS Guardian 3rd batch del.1982 ex 66-17064 w/o 11Jan88
1988	uh-1h	10144	68-15214 : 1971, I believe this is the one I first crewed in Vietnam, asg 129th Assault Helicopter Company (129 AHC). Dave Powers Montrose, CO 68-15214 : conv UH-1V; Calif Army National Guard 0-15214; w/o 17may88 in anti drug ops; 15mar96 pictured with 68-15271 at wreck at Fresno Army NG Field, CA
1988	uh-1h	13933	AE-423 : Ejercito. BuNo 77-22929 d/d 16oct78; w/o 30jun88
1988	uh-1h	9562	67-17364 : US Army toward FAS 262 262 : FAS Guardian 3rd batch del.1982 ex 67-17364 w/o 28Sep88
1988	UH-1N	31697	159687 : HMLA-169 SN-107. w/o 25oct88. c/n not confirmed
1988	hc.2	wa534	XT607 : Westland Wessex HC.2, c/n WA534, f/f 08sep66; del Royal Air Force as XT607, 18sep66; GIA Gosport, Hampshire, unk; to The National Diving & Activity Centre, Tidenham, Chepstow, Gloucestershire where it was sunk on 17dec07 XT607 : 72 Sq/P by Jun 1968, 72 Sq/AP by Sep 1976, 72 Sq/P (still) by May 1984 XT607 : w/o 13 Jan 1988 with 72 Sq when force-landed near hospital at Crawfordsburn, North Down, NI. XT607 : 20jun93 pictured as P/ 72 Sqn at RAF Cosford Airshow XT607 : to DARA Fleetlands by Jan 1999 still Feb 2000; G.I. HMS Sultan Gosport /J-O by Nov 2005, still Apr 2007.
1988	har10	wa348	XP328 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.10, c/n WA348, ff: 29Aug61; del Royal Air Force as XP328, 07Nov61; wfu & sold UK as G-BKHC, unk; w/o 22Aug88. G-BKHC : wfu & sold UK as G-BKHC, unk; w/o 22Aug88.
1988	har.4	wa 33	XD777 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.4, c/n WA33, ff: 21Oct54; ntu Royal Air Force as XD777. [duplicate Sabre 4 serial] XJ407 : del Royal Air Force as Whirlwind HAR.4, XJ407, 03Nov54; conv HAR.10, unk. XJ407 : 32 Sq, visited the Air Tattoo, 23 Jun 1979 G-BKHB : wfu & xfer UK as G-BKHB, unk. N7013H : sold US N7013H, 15Jun88; w/o Aug88.