- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: March 20, 1989
Time: c 07:00
Location: Pohang, South Korea
Operator: Military - U.S. Marine Corps
Flight #: ?
Route: ?
AC Type: Sikorsky CH-53D
Registration: 157140
cn / ln: ?
Aboard: 34   (passengers:30  crew:4)
Fatalities: 19   (passengers:?  crew:?)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed and burned in mountainous terrain during a troop lift mission. Came in for a landing at an extreme high bank until it crashed to the ground. Pilot error.
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