warpedskydiver 0 #1 May 20, 2009 Navy copter crashes into ocean, 3 bodies found File - A United States Navy Seahawk helicopter approaches the flight deck of the aircraft ... Wed May 20, 11:18 AM EDT Bodies were found Wednesday of three of the five crew members who were aboard a Navy helicopter that crashed into the ocean southwest of San Diego, military officials said. Rescue teams continued looking for the other two crew members, said Navy Lt. Karen Burzinski. The SH60 Seahawk helicopter, from Carrier Air Wing 11, had taken off from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz as part of a training exercise before it went into the sea late Tuesday. There was no information Wednesday on a possible cause, and the names of the crew members were not released. The crews of Coast Guard and Navy helicopters and of boats from several agencies had joined the search for the missing. The site is off the northwest Mexican coast, near the Coronado Islands. The training exercises had involved the Nimitz and a half-dozen other ships in its strike group. ___ Associated Press writer Pauline Jelinek in Washington contributed to this report. ___ On the Net: Carrier Air Wing 11: http://www.csfwp.navy.mil/cvw-11/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #2 May 20, 2009 I am thinking they must have hit really hard. That type is very tough and can withstand quite a beating, even in the case of a catastrophic event. They had life vests on and should not have drowned, had support relatively close by as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrwrong 0 #3 May 20, 2009 That sucks!!! Big time.... “The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.” - George Bernard Shaw He who dies with the most toys, wins..... dudeist skydiver # 19515 Buy quality and cry once! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #4 May 20, 2009 QuoteThey had life vests on and should not have drowned, had support relatively close by as well. Ever been involved in any helicopter underwater escape training?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #5 May 20, 2009 Quote Quote They had life vests on and should not have drowned, had support relatively close by as well. Ever been involved in any helicopter underwater escape training? Yes... it sucks donkey balls. If it smacks hard enough and you are knocked out, injured or unconscious... you pretty much have to have someone else release you as the heavy part of the chopper rolls the fusalage over upside down so disorientationis rampant for those who are still conscious.... you go down with the bird. I would venture the waters where the exercises were occuring are probably close to 2 miles deep. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aresye 0 #6 May 20, 2009 I can only hope that they were knocked unconscious, and never woke up. To be conscious and pinned, or unable to escape a sinking helicopter is a fate I hope none of them had to endue. My friend in San Diego stationed at HS-10 told me it was HS-6 involved. I heard there was an AW3 among the confirmed dead, and 4 good friends of mine who are all AW3's went to that squadron.Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #7 May 20, 2009 Even if you know it's coming and even if you're completely conscious, it can be very disorienting.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SARLDO 0 #8 May 20, 2009 QuoteI can only hope that they were knocked unconscious, and never woke up. To be conscious and pinned, or unable to escape a sinking helicopter is a fate I hope none of them had to endue. My friend in San Diego stationed at HS-10 told me it was HS-6 involved. I heard there was an AW3 among the confirmed dead, and 4 good friends of mine who are all AW3's went to that squadron. I hope none you knew were involved. If so, unfortunately, it is the nature of the business we are in and you need to accept that, honor their memory, and move on. I have lost many friends and aquantences over the past 25 years and almost joined them a few times. We can only try to learn from this incident like we have from all the others, in hopes of avoiding similar ones. Fly safe, be it under a canopy, in the cockpit, or in the cabin (where all the real work gets done). So others may live..."Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest" ~Samuel Clemens MB#4300 Dudeist Skydiver #68 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aresye 0 #9 May 20, 2009 Well said. As it turns out I didn't know the AW3, but considering it's still an HS squadron, it hits pretty close to home. I was offered a chance to go to that squadron. It could have been me on that flight Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
