Sikorsky | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Wed, 09 Jul 2014 19:11:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Birdstrike Cause of USAF Crash https://airflightdisaster.com/birdstrike-cause-of-usaf-crash/ Wed, 09 Jul 2014 19:10:54 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=28366 A bird strike on the HH-60G Pave Hawk at 110ft at 126mph caused the crash of a helicopter on a moonlight training mission on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserve, killing staff Sgt Afton Ponce, Capt Christopher Stover, Technical Sgt Dale Matthews and Capt Sean Ruane. The crew was confirmed dead at the scene. The investigation...

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]]> A bird strike on the HH-60G Pave Hawk at 110ft at 126mph caused the crash of a helicopter on a moonlight training mission on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserve, killing staff Sgt Afton Ponce, Capt Christopher Stover, Technical Sgt Dale Matthews and Capt Sean Ruane.

The crew was confirmed dead at the scene. The investigation has begun, and there is a fund opened for them.

A number of twelve pound geese struck the helicopter after the flock flew up alarmed by the noise.

The USAF chopper was flying out of Lakenheath in Suffolk.

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]]> Sikorsky Crash off Bintulu Coast https://airflightdisaster.com/sikorsky-crash-of-bintulu-coast/ Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:14:53 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=26388 On December 12, 2013 at 7L45 a.m., a MHS Aviation Sikorsky S-76C #9M-STE had eight aboard when the flight encountered bad weather. They were flying to identify oil and gas exploration sites when weather forced them to ditch in the sea 159 kilometers off the coast of Bintulu. The helicopter was leased from MHS Aviation...

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]]> On December 12, 2013 at 7L45 a.m., a MHS Aviation Sikorsky S-76C #9M-STE had eight aboard when the flight encountered bad weather. They were flying to identify oil and gas exploration sites when weather forced them to ditch in the sea 159 kilometers off the coast of Bintulu.

The helicopter was leased from MHS Aviation by Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas.

The two pilots and six oil workers aboard were rescued by a passing ship. Apparently there were no fatalities, and no specific reports of injury. They were hospitalized in Miri.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is investigating.

The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) has not released whether or not the helicopter was recovered from the ocean.

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