 Rescuers at the crash site | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 July 2010 |
| Summary | Crashed during training flight |
| Site | Bucegi Mountains, 40 km from Brașov 45°34′0″N 25°20′0″E / 45.56667°N 25.33333°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion |
| Operator | Israeli Air Force |
| Registration | 046 |
| Occupants | 7 |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 26 July 2010, an Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur helicopter crashed during a training flight in the Carpathian Mountains, near the city of Brașov in Romania. The accident took place during a joint Romanian-Israeli aviation military exercise code-named "Blue Sky 2010".
All on board the aircraft died: four Israeli pilots, two Israeli mechanics, and one Romanian liaison officer. An investigation into the incident concluded that the crash was most likely due to human error.