1977 Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 crash

Helicopter crash May 2024 1977 Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion crash IAF CH-53.jpg 1.15 An Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53, similar to the aircraft involved 1977 05 10 y Controlled flight into terrain Accident Jordan Valley 54 Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion 960 ISR 54 44 10 0 On 10 May 1977, an Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur helicopter crashed during an exercise in the Jordan Valley, killing all 54 on board (including the 10-member flight crew). The disaster became known as Ason HaNun-Daled, or "Disaster of the 54"."Copter Falls Killing 54 Israeli Soldiers." Associated Press at The Evening Independent, reposted at Google News. May 11, 1977. Retrieved on July 4, 2009. It remains the worst single-aircraft accident in the West Bank. The crash site was in the Jordan Valley, near the Israeli settlement of Na'aran,Greenway H. D. S. 12 May 1977 Israeli Copter Falls In West Bank https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/05/12/israeli-copter-falls-in-west-bank/e317e797-7e24-4ccb-9ab0-c6b5e7ad0176/ 25 February 2025 The Washington Post north of Jericho2015-03-20 Judge Blames Pilot for Helicopter Crash in Which 54 Israelis Died https://www.jta.org/archive/judge-blames-pilot-for-helicopter-crash-in-which-54-israelis-died 2025-02-25 Jewish Telegraphic Agency en-US in a wadi. The cause was determined to be flying at too low an altitude during the dark, which caused the helicopter to strike a hill, crash and explode (CFIT, Controlled flight into terrain). See also 1997 Israeli helicopter disaster References External links Memorial site, in Hebrew 31.9321 N 35.4365 E source:wikidata title Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Israel Israel Israel 1977 Crash Category:Israeli Air Force Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion Category:May 1977 in Asia Category:1977 disasters in Israel Category:Accidents and incidents involving military helicopters Category:1977 in the Israeli Military Governorate Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Palestine