1977 Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion crash | |
Image Upright: | 1.15 |
Type: | Controlled flight into terrain |
Occurrence Type: | Accident |
Site: | Jordan Valley |
Fatalities: | 54 |
Aircraft Type: | Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion |
Tail Number: | 960 |
Occupants: | 54 |
Passengers: | 44 |
Crew: | 10 |
Survivors: | 0 |
On May 10, 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".[1]