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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dolphine HH-65C · Port Huron, MI · April 20, 2010

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Date: April 20, 2010 · 22:00 local
Place: Port Huron, MI
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: CG6523
Reported as: Dolphine HH-65C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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HH-65C conducting boat hoist drills with USCG surface vessel. Aircraft desended into water during training event. All three crewmembers escaped with one (1) minor injury reported. USCG surface vessel recovered all personnel in short period of time. Salvage operations to be conducted in very near future. No pilot information available from USCG. All technical factors unknown and refered to USCG.

As the FAA filed it

HH-65C CONDUCTING BOAT HOIST DRILLS WITH USCG SURFACE VESSEL. AIRCRAFT DESENDED INTO WATER DURING TRAINING EVENT. ALL THREE CREWMEMBERS ESCAPED WITH ONE (1) MINOR INJURY REPORTED. USCG SURFACE VESSEL RECOVERED ALL PERSONNEL IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. SALVAGE OPERATIONS TO BE CONDUCTED IN VERY NEAR FUTURE. NO PILOT INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM USCG. ALL TECHNICAL FACTORS UNKNOWN AND REFERED TO USCG.