On 10 May 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]

It remains the worst single-aircraft accident in the West Bank. The crash site was in the Jordan Valley, near the Israeli settlement of Na'aran,[2] north of Jericho[3] in a wadi. The cause was determined to be flying at too low an altitude during the dark, which caused the helicopter to strike a hill, crash and explode (CFIT, Controlled flight into terrain).

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References

  1. ^ "Copter Falls Killing 54 Israeli Soldiers." Associated Press at The Evening Independent, reposted at Google News. May 11, 1977. Retrieved on July 4, 2009.
  2. ^ Greenway, H. D. S. (12 May 1977). "Israeli Copter Falls In West Bank". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Judge Blames Pilot for Helicopter Crash in Which 54 Israelis Died". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

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