PHOTO: CH-53D crash off Kanehoe, Hawaii, one fatality...

[Stratofreighter]

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=121410

Date: 29-MAR-2011
Time: 7:40 p.m LT

Type: Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion
Operator: United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration:
C/n / msn:

Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Substantial

Location: 2 miles offshore from Kanehoe Marine Corps Base Hawaii - United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature: Military

Departure airport: Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Destination airport:

Narrative:
A military CH-53D helicopter from Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii has crashed in the ocean inside Kaneohe Bay, according to the Coast Guard.

The helicopter was from Marine squadron HMH 363.
The helicopter, which has four people on board, when down shortly after takeoff at about 7:40 p.m.

Paramedics took the crew to Queen's Medical Center for treatment. One of the patients was in "extremely critical condition" and died in hospital of his injuries.
Conditions of the crew and damage to the helicopter are unknown.

Sources:
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/sto ... S=14346761
http://www.kitv.com/news/27366963/detail.html

[The DJ]

CH-53D was from HMH-463 and was coded 27, which should make it YH-27. Nothing yet on the buno.