All aboard survive Coast Guard helicopter crash in Southeast Alaska

[Elderberry]

Anchorage Daily News 11/14/2023

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crashed late Monday in Southeast Alaska, but everyone aboard survived, officials said.

The Sitka-based crew of the MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crashed on Read Island during a search and rescue mission, U.S. Coast Guard Alaska wrote in a statement posted on social media Tuesday.

The crew members were being treated for injuries, the statement said.

Government agencies from Petersburg and a second Coast Guard crew from Sitka responded to the crash and provided immediate medical care, the statement said.

More: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2023/11/14/all-aboard-survive-coast-guard-helicopter-crash-in-southeast-alaska/

[GtHawk]

Gosh I wonder why the helicopter crashed? Thank goodness all the crew survived.

https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Acquisitions-CG-9/Programs/Air-Programs/MRR-MH-60T/

The MH-60T is an all-weather medium range recovery (MRR) helicopter that provides multi-mission capabilities in support of Department of Homeland Security and Coast Guard missions. The MRR helicopter supports all statutorily mandated Coast Guard missions with specific emphasis on operations requiring rapid response and extended on-scene rotary wing aviation presence. It also conducts indirect support activities such as training and transportation of cargo and personnel. The Coast Guard is currently completing a Service Life Extension Project (SLEP) to sustain MH-60T Jayhawk fleet operations through the 2030s.

Why this program?
The Coast Guard’s H-60 helicopters have been in service since 1990, and the oldest helicopters in the MH-60T fleet are approaching their 20,000-hour service life limit. An estimated 90 percent of the fleet will reach this limit by fiscal year 2028 without the completion of a SLEP.