Incident report
Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King crash near Correct Harbor, US Virgin Islands
fatal1980-06-158 fatalities
Summary
The helicopter lost a main rotor blade in flight and came down in the water at Correct Harbor, killing all eight on board. It was operated by squadron VC-8. The place name is recorded as Correct Harbor in the source and does not correspond to a mapped location in the territory, so no coordinates are given here.
Incident details
Date
1980-06-15
Location
Correct Harbor, US Virgin Islands
Aircraft
Registration
149700
Operator
Operator type
military
Fatalities
8
Injuries
0
Occupants
8
Probable cause
Phase of flight
en route
Source
Joe Baugher serials ↗Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities8
Injuries0
SourceJoe Baugher serials
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