Crew Chief Sustained Burns to 95% of Body S-70C重摔4傷.機工長95%燒燙傷 全力救治

A Navy S-70C anti-submarine helicopter made a hard landing at Zuoying Naval Base on June 22, and all four crew members on board sustained injuries. The most seriously injured was the crew chief, who suffered burns to 95 percent of his body and is currently in an ICU. The military has formed an investigatory task force to determine the cause of the accident.

The S-70C anti-submarine helicopter that made a hard landing at Zuoying Naval Base on June 22 was still at the site where it crashed, although it was now covered by a tarp and surrounded by a blockade line. A military investigatory task force began investigating on June 23.

Resident: “I heard a loud noise, and I didn't where it came from. I heard a loud noise while I was at home.”

Resident: “I thought a fire had occurred, so I wondered why there were no fire trucks. ”

On the afternoon of June 22, the helicopter was conducting training at the Naval Antisubmarine Aviation Group's base when it suddenly dropped and made a hard landing within the base. Dense smoke poured out, which was noticed by nearby residents. There were four crew members on board, and all sustained injuries. The pilot and co-pilot's vital signs are stable after receiving treatment. The crew chief sustained the most serious injuries, with second to third degree burns on 95 percent of his body. The military asked doctors specializing in burns and cardiologists to come to Kaohsiung to assist in the treatment of the crew chief.

Colonel Chen Yuan-hao, Section Director, Medical Affairs Bureau, MND: “The crew chief sustained second to third degree burns to 95 percent of his body and has subarachnoid hemorrhage. Debridement and treatment with antibiotics have already been carried out.”

The Ministry of National Defense said it will provide the best critical care to the patients. It also set up an investigatory task force to determine the reason for the accident. One possibility is that the tail rotor suddenly lost effectiveness. However, there was no mention of mechanical failure in the communication records.

重摔落地的S-70C反潛直升機還停在事發地，但已用帆布蓋上，周圍拉起封鎖線，國軍調查小組今日一早就到場勘查。

鄰近居民表示：「有聽到碰一聲，不知道在哪裡，在家裡時聽到碰一聲。」

另位鄰近居民則說：「（本以為）這邊有火災，奇怪怎麼沒有消防車。」

昨日下午這架直升機在高雄左營海軍反潛航空大隊基地訓練時，在營區內意外重摔落地，現場一度煙霧瀰漫，也被民眾目擊救災情況。當時機上4人都受傷，正、副駕駛救治後生命徵象穩定，傷勢最重的是機工長，全身有95%的2到3度燒燙傷，國軍也請台北的燒燙傷、心臟科醫生南下協助。

國防部軍醫局衛勤保健處處長陳元皓上校指出：「（機工長）全身2到3度的燒燙傷，面積達95%，並且有蛛網膜下腔出血，已經實施清創，還有抗生素治療。」

國防部表示會全力救治傷者，也成立小組調查事故原因，初步懷疑可能是直升機尾旋翼喪失效能，但肇事原因還得調查，但檢視通聯記錄，沒有人提及有機械故障的問題。