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| Date: | Tuesday 10 May 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur (Sea Stallion) |
| Owner/operator: | Heyl Ha'Avir (Israeli Air Force) |
| Registration: | 960 |
| MSN: | 65-351 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 54 / Occupants: 54 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 km W of Jordan River -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Flew into hill on West Bank during exercise in the Jordan Valley. Crew Moshe Vitner/Hanoch Perlman.
- Probable Cause : The pilot flew below the permissible altitude during the dark hours of the night.
Sources:
1. http://myplace.frontier.com/~anneled/IAFinventory.html#helicopters
2. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977
2. https://www.jta.org/1977/07/11/archive/judge-blames-pilot-for-helicopter-crash-in-which-54-israelis-died
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2010 12:19 | TB | Added |
| 08-Mar-2010 12:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 04-Aug-2010 10:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 23-Mar-2011 11:12 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-May-2012 13:22 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 01-May-2018 07:03 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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