Bell UH-1N

C/N 31446

Built 1978 - Written off 1989





Helicopter Bell UH-1N Serial 31446 Register 160828 used by US Marine Corps USMC. Built 1978. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





160828

usa US Marine Corps

1989-09-10US Navy
USS Peleliu (LHA-5) ship flight
w/o 10sep89
Killed were: one pilot, one crewman and the soon-to-be-assigned AIMD (Maintenance) Officer. Survivors were: one pilot, one crewman and the current AIMD Officer. The accident ocurred off the SOCAL (Southern California) coast and was attributed to a gearbox failure and inoperative chip detector
Mid-1978 picked up new from Bell by USS Okinawa (LPH-3) flight crew. Became ships helo nicknamed Oki 3




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