- | 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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