Occurrence | |
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Date | 29 October 2009 |
Summary | Mid-air collision |
Site | The Pacific Ocean, 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of San Clemente Island, California 32°57′40″N 118°05′31″W / 32.961°N 118.092°W |
Total fatalities | 9 |
Total survivors | 0 |
First aircraft | |
A USCG Lockheed HC-130 Hercules similar to the one involved in the collision | |
Type | Lockheed HC-130H Hercules |
Name | 1705 |
Operator | United States Coast Guard |
Registration | 1705 |
Flight origin | McClellan Airfield |
Destination | McClellan Airfield |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 7 |
Survivors | 0 |
Second aircraft | |
An AH-1W SuperCobra of the U.S. Marine Corps | |
Type | Bell AH-1W Super Cobra |
Operator | United States Marine Corps |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Survivors | 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.