Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 19 September 1953
Aircraft Type: Grumman SA-16B Albatross
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 51-7171
Location: off Bermuda –
ÿ Bermuda
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: US Coast Guard helicopterUS Coast Guard helicopter
Category: Accident
A US Coast Guard helicopter engaged in an unauthorized open water landing near a vessel, resulting in a significant impact and subsequent sinking.A US Coast Guard helicopter engaged in an unauthorized open water landing near a vessel, resulting in a significant impact and subsequent sinking.
Description
Sunk by US Coast Guard gunfire after unauthorized open water landing.
Source of Information
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Unauthorized open water landing by a helicopter.Unauthorized open water landing by a helicopter.Share on:
