Families Of 2018 Marine Helicopter Crash Victims Sue Part Suppliers

Two years ago, four Marines died when their Super Stallion helicopter crashed outside of El Centro. A newly released report clears the crew of any wrong-doing in the latest incident in the helicopter’s troubled history.

The crash occurred April 3, 2018, near the end of a routine mission. Two Super Stallion CH-53E helicopters were coming back from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, after dropping off passengers and cargo. They were stopping at a military landing zone, dubbed LZ Paddles, in the California desert before heading back to base at nearby El Centro.

“They were both going together and they were just a couple hundred feet off the ground when suddenly one just started going down,” said Dave Casey, a San Diego attorney who represents the family of two of the victims.