| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N950SG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Aerospatiale AS-332 Super Puma |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Eurocopter AS-332/532/EC-225/725 Super Puma/Cougar |
| Aircraft Version: | Eurocopter AS-332L1 Super Puma |
| C/n (msn): | 9007 |
| Operator Titles: | Los Angeles County Sheriff |
| Aircraft Name: | Rescue 5 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Long Beach - Daugherty FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLGB IATA: LGB Local: LGB Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 31 January 2020 |
| Photo by: | Adrian Romang |
| Photo ID: | 448852 |
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Besides a large fleet of AS-350's, the LA County Sheriff Department (LASD) also operates three AS-332L1 Super Pumas. In addition to supporting law enforcement duties, those helicopters are sometimes also called for rescue missions. Unfortunately, N950SG crashed during one of those on March 19, 2022 near San Gabriel Dam (CA), luckily without loss of life. N950SG, like the LASD's other two AS332s, has been remanufactured in 2004, hence it's c/n in the 9000 range. It joined the LASD in 2013, having previously been N212AE. The AS332's replaced the LASD famous Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King. This photo is copyright © Adrian Romang, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 March 2022, and has since been viewed 272 times. |