USCG C-130 / USMC AH-1 midair near KNUC

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The Coast Guard confirmed to reporters in San Diego tonight that a crash occurred between two aircraft -- possibly a Coast Guard C-130 transport airplane and a Marine AH-1 Cobra helicopter -- and said that rescue crews have spotted debris in the water.
Rescue units from the Coast Guard and Navy have responded to the crash site to search for survivors. The airplane was reported to contain seven crew members, while the helicopter contained two. No survivors have yet been spotted. Three Coast Guard cutters and four Navy ships, along with several helicopters, are involved in the search.
A Coast Guard spokesman said that search conditions were good with calm waters and light winds. The spokesman described the aircraft as a Coast Guard airplane and a Department of Defense aircraft. Federal Aviation Administration officials have identified the aircraft as a C-130 and a Cobra helicopter.

The collision is thought to have occurred 15 to 25 miles off San Clemente Island, the FAA said. Ian Gregor, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, said that a pilot reported seeing a fireball about 7:10 p.m. near the suspected crash site. Earlier reports stated that a single Navy helicopter may have crashed.
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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lan...caft-crash-off-southern-california-coast.html

Uh oh.:(
 
Re: Coast Guard C-130 collides with Navy chopper off CA coas

Bad news. Best of luck to the rescue crew. My thoughts are with them.

This is the second one off our coast in 6 months. Be safe everybody!
 
Re: Coast Guard C-130 collides with Navy chopper off CA coas

CNN reported that a debris field has been found and is being searched. As of now the mission is still SAR.
 
Re: Coast Guard C-130 collides with Navy chopper off CA coas

It's been a bad few days for our military aviators; . a T-34 went down off of CRP on Wednesday with two IP's on board and they haven't been found yet. Stay safe out there.
 
Re: Coast Guard C-130 collides with Navy chopper off CA coas

Very true on how bad things have been latley, in Glendale last week an F-16 made an emergency landing and fell short of the runway, everyone was ok though.
 
Re: Coast Guard C-130 collides with Navy chopper off CA coas

Appears the C-130 was on the third day of a real-world SAR of it's own for a missing boater. AH-1 was involved in a training exercise. Still searching for survivors. How the deconfliction of these two failed will be interesting to learn.
 
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