ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56777
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 August 1971 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-47A Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | 66-19023 |
| MSN: | B.281 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 37 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pegnitz (Bayern), near -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dolan Barracks/near Ludwigsburg |
| Training area near Grafenwöhr | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aft main rotor blade separated caused by fatigue fracture. Crashed inverted near highway.
Sources:
ANP
Military Aviation Disasters / D. Gero
https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/50-jahre-heli-absturz-in-pegnitz-us-army-uebergibt-rotorblatt,SayUOzC
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-07-30/grafenwoehr-exhibit-37-US-soldiers-1971-helicopter-crash-2373624.html
http://www.armyaircrews.com/chinook.html
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Photo: https://www.alamyimages.fr/19-aout-1971-jusqu-a-maintenant-pire-accident-d-helicoptere-dans-l-ouest-france-au-cours-de-la-pire-jusqu-a-maintenant-l-accident-d-helicoptere-en-allemagne-de-l-ouest-sur-18-aout-1971-37-soldats-americains-sont-morts-pres-de-pegnitz-la-plupart-d-entre-eux-ont-brule-apres-que-la-machine-s-est-ecrase-dans-environ-300-metres-a-la-fois-hauteur-rotorblades-est-cassee-la-raison-de-la-catastrophe-n-est-pas-encore-claire-dans-l-helicoptere-a-ete-l-equipage-de-quatre-hommes-et-33-soldats-qui-doivent-etre-transportes-a-l-aeroport-nous-grafenwohr-de-ludwigsburg-personne-ne-pouvait-etre-sauve-il-n-est-pas-encore-clair-si-l-helicoptere-a-explose-deja-en-l-air-ou-apres-l-accident-ops-image69454533.html
Media:
🇩🇪Grafenwoehr museum exhibit remembers 37 US soldiers who died in 1971 Boeing CH-47A Chinook helicopter crash.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) July 30, 2021
ASN: https://t.co/iIdkOZsDjw
Press: https://t.co/44xbQlxinQ
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2008 11:58 | harro | Added |
| 18-Jun-2009 11:00 | harro | Updated |
| 11-Mar-2010 08:39 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2019 21:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Jun-2021 13:58 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Jul-2021 15:09 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Category] |
| 30-Jul-2021 15:12 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 30-Jul-2021 15:15 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
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