US CG plane and US militray helo collide at sea
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US CG plane and US militray helo collide at sea
Nine people are feared to have died after a US coastguard Hercules plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter off the coast of southern California, officials said today.
The crash was reported at 7.10pm local time yesterday. It happened around 50 miles off the coast of San Diego county near San Clemente, the southernmost of a chain of islands off California, which is owned by the US navy and used for training.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said a nearby pilot had reported seeing a fireball at the time of the accident.
A Marine Corps spokesman said an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter was known to have gone down but no further details were available.
The helicopter had been based at Camp Pendleton, a training facility on the southern Californian coast.
Ian Gregor, an FAA spokesman, said two people were on board the helicopter and seven on the C-130 Hercules, a four-engined turboprop plane used around the world as a troops and cargo carrier.
Gregor added that coastguard crews had seen debris from the plane. Coastguard and US Navy ships and helicopters were continuing to search the area.
Weather conditions at the time of the collision were reported to have been good.
Earlier this week, a Cobra was involved in a collision with another US helicopter in Afghanistan, killing four US troops.
In May, two Marines died when their Super Cobra crashed in a forest in southern California. A subsequent investigation found a transmission cover that had not been properly secured flew off and hit the tail rotor.
Nine feared dead after US coastguard plane hits helicopter | World news | guardian.co.uk
The crash was reported at 7.10pm local time yesterday. It happened around 50 miles off the coast of San Diego county near San Clemente, the southernmost of a chain of islands off California, which is owned by the US navy and used for training.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said a nearby pilot had reported seeing a fireball at the time of the accident.
A Marine Corps spokesman said an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter was known to have gone down but no further details were available.
The helicopter had been based at Camp Pendleton, a training facility on the southern Californian coast.
Ian Gregor, an FAA spokesman, said two people were on board the helicopter and seven on the C-130 Hercules, a four-engined turboprop plane used around the world as a troops and cargo carrier.
Gregor added that coastguard crews had seen debris from the plane. Coastguard and US Navy ships and helicopters were continuing to search the area.
Weather conditions at the time of the collision were reported to have been good.
Earlier this week, a Cobra was involved in a collision with another US helicopter in Afghanistan, killing four US troops.
In May, two Marines died when their Super Cobra crashed in a forest in southern California. A subsequent investigation found a transmission cover that had not been properly secured flew off and hit the tail rotor.
Nine feared dead after US coastguard plane hits helicopter | World news | guardian.co.uk
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thread drifting a wee bit, but...
A subsequent investigation found a transmission cover that had not been properly secured flew off and hit the tail rotor.
back to the incident.. I'm really perplexed at this one. Good weather, good visibility... a pity this is probably going to be as much info as we'll ever get from the press, what with Britney Spears getting a new bikini wax and all..
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This is likely to result in a tragic loss of brave souls who risked their lives to save others.
....just one more reason why the ballon-boy hoax last week should not be treated lightly.
....just one more reason why the ballon-boy hoax last week should not be treated lightly.
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Per ASN HC-130H
ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed HC-130H Hercules 1705 San Clemente Island, CA
Status:Preliminary Date:29 OCT 2009 Time:19:10 Type:Lockheed HC-130H Hercules Operator:United States Coast Guard Registration: 1705 C/n / msn: 382-4993 First flight: 1984
Status:Preliminary Date:29 OCT 2009 Time:19:10 Type:Lockheed HC-130H Hercules Operator:United States Coast Guard Registration: 1705 C/n / msn: 382-4993 First flight: 1984
