Incident Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion 156966, Thursday 22 March 1979
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Date:Thursday 22 March 1979
Time:13:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic H53 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion
Owner/operator:USMC
Registration: 156966
MSN: 65-213
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:possible at camp roberts. Salinas Ca area -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
This is about the time I was involved in a incident returning from nas Alameda to mcas Tustin. I cant give you an exact date but if anyone has some info they can help me with I would appreciate it.
My name is Michael Charbonneau and can be reached at mikeeee2@yahoo.com

Sources:

Michael Charbonneau, USMC 1977-1981 HMH 361
mikeeee2@yahoo.com

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Jun-2020 08:56 mike c Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]

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