2009 California mid-air collision

US Coast Guard aircraft Marine Corps helicopter collision March 2024 March 2024 2009 California mid-air collision Mid-air collision Accident 2009 10 29 The Pacific Ocean, 24 km mi east of San Clemente Island, California 32.961 -118.092 type:event_globe:earth_region:US-CA title 9 0 Bird rescue DVIDS1093361.jpg 1.16 1705, the C-130 Hercules involved during a mission Lockheed HC-130H Hercules 1705 United States Coast Guard 1705 McClellan Airfield McClellan Airfield 7 7 7 0 AH-1W Super Cobra assigned to HMLA 167.jpg 1.16 An AH-1W SuperCobra of the U.S. Marine Corps Bell AH-1W Super Cobra United States Marine Corps 2 2 2 0 The 2009 California mid-air collision occurred at sea, west of San Diego, on 29 October. It involved a Lockheed HC-130H Hercules of the United States Coast Guard and a Bell AH-1 SuperCobra of the U.S. Marine Corps. There were no survivors among the nine crewmates aboard either aircraft. Accident At 19:10 local time on 29 October 2009 (02:10 on 30 October UTC), a Lockheed HC-130H Hercules aircraft of the United States Coast Guard and a Bell AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter of the United States Marine Corps collided in mid-air. The location of the accident was 24 km mi east off San Clemente Island, California. The Hercules was carrying a crew of seven and the Cobra a crew of two people; there were no survivors.http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20091029-1 Accident description Aviation Safety Network 30 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091110163938/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20091029-1 10 November 2009 live Eyewitnesses reported seeing a fireball in the sky. Debris from the collision was reported at the scene.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/oct/30/us-coastguard-plane-crash Nine feared dead after US coastguard plane hits helicopter The Guardian 30 October 2009 London Daniel Nasaw 30 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091102052902/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/30/us-coastguard-plane-crash 2 November 2009 live The Hercules was on a Search and Rescue mission to search for an overdue john boat while the Super Cobra was on a training flight.http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2294055.html?storylink=omni_popular Survivors unlikely in crash of McClellan-based Coast Guard plane, Pentagon says The Sacramento Bee 30 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091101115431/http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2294055.html?storylink=omni_popular 1 November 2009 dead Two Sikorsky CH-53E helicopters along with Edisto WPB-1313 6, Petrel WPB-87350 6 and Blackfin WPB-87317 6 were sent to search the area.http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/story/Coast-Guard-c130-Marine-Cobra-helicopter-collide/lF0CO2r6102_ENGYVZcrwA.cspx?rss=800 https://archive.today/20110809201456/http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/story/Coast-Guard-c130-Marine-Cobra-helicopter-collide/lF0CO2r6102_ENGYVZcrwA.cspx?rss=800 dead 9 August 2011 Marine Helicopter And Coast Guard Plane Collide Off San Diego Coast San Diego 6 News 30 October 2009 Blacktip WPB-87326 6, George Cobb WLM-564 6 and Jarvis WHEC-725 6 later joined the search.http://www.uscg.mil/comdt/blog/2009/10/loss-of-coast-guard-c-130-and-marine.asp Web Journal of Admiral Thad Allen Admiral Thad Allen, United States Coast Guard 3 November 2009 The search for survivors was cancelled on 1 November 2009 after searching 644 sqmi sqnmi sqkm of ocean, including approximately 50 miles of floating debris. The effort was converted to a recovery operation.Cathcart Rebecca 2009-11-01 Search Called Off for 9 Missing After Crash en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/02/us/02crash.html 2023-10-11 0362-4331 All nine individuals in the accident, including seven aboard the Coast Guard plane and two aboard the Marine helicopter were presumed dead. Crew Members The Coast Guard plane included Lt. Cmdr. Che Barnes of Capay, CA, and his co-pilot, Lt. Adam Bryant of Crewe, VA. The other crew members were Chief Petty Officer John Seidman of Carmichael, CA, a flight engineer; Petty Officer Second Class Carl P. Grigonis of Mayfield Heights, OH, a navigator; Petty Officer Second Class Monica L. Beacham of Decaturville, TN, a radio operator; Petty Officer Second Class Jason S. Moletzsky of Norristown, PA; and Petty Officer Third Class Danny R. Kreder II, of Elm Mott, TX. The crew members aboard the Marine helicopter were Maj. Samuel Leigh of Belgrade, ME, and First Lt. Thomas Claiborne of Douglas, CO. Aircraft HC-130 Hercules The HC-130H Hercules involved was serial number 1705. The aircraft was c/n 382-4993 and it had formerly served with the United States Air Force as 83–0007.http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/usa/USCG/Coast-Guard-af-HC130.htm Lockheed HC-130B/H/J Hercules Used by the USCG Aeroflight 30 October 2009 It was based at the Coast Guard Air Station in Sacramento, California. It had been in service previously at Air Station Barber's Point, Hawaii.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8333282.stm Nine missing after US air crash BBC News Online 30 October 2009 30 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091030100637/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8333282.stm 30 October 2009 live AH-1W Super Cobra The Super Cobra was operated by Marine Aircraft Group 39, based at Camp Pendleton. Personnel aboard the aircraft belonged to Marine Aircraft Group 39 and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, based at Miramar. Investigation A joint investigation by the United States Coast Guard and the U.S. Marine Corps was opened into the accident, headed by Rear Admiral Korn. The investigation concluded in mid-2010 and each agency released its own report of findings. Both agencies found that there was no single cause for the accident, and there was no misconduct on the part of any aircrew involved. However, both identified serious failings on the part of the U.S. Navy air traffic control center that had responsibility for the airspace within which the collision occurred. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Report-Faults-Air-Controllers-for-Deadly-Midair-Collision---101407859.html Report Faults Air Controllers for Deadly Midair Collision 24 August 2010 Page, Eric S. Cubbison, Gene Payton, Mari NBC 7 San Diego 27 April 2019 See also California Aviation 2009 Hudson River mid-air collision References Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 2009 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed C-130 Hercules Category:21st-century military history of the United States Category:History of the United States Coast Guard Category:United States Marine Corps aviation Category:Mid-air collisions involving military aircraft Category:Mid-air collisions involving military helicopters Category:Mid-air collisions in the United States Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in California Category:2009 in California Category:October 2009 in the United States Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving Bell aircraft