- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: May 13, 1975
Time: 2115
Location: Near Sakon Nakhon, Thailand
Operator: Military - U.S. Air Force
Flight #: ?
Route: Nakhom Phanom AB - Utapao AB
AC Type: Sikorsky CH-53C (helicopter)
Registration: 68-10933
cn / ln: ?
Aboard: 23   (passengers:19  crew:4)
Fatalities: 23   (passengers:19  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: The copter was observed in an uncontrollable descent to earth in an inverted attitude after which it crashed and burned. Cracking of a rotor spindle assembly which led to separation of the main rotor.
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