ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58480
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| Date: | 12-JAN-2009 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 91-26321 |
| C/n / msn: | 70-1617 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Texas A&M College Station, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Texas A&M College Station, TX |
| Camp Swift, TX |
The 36th Combat Aviation Brigade based out of Austin had been shuttling members of Texas A&M's Corps of Cadets between College Station and Camp Swift, when the Black Hawk crashed into a field on the campus of Texas A&M University.
The toll has increased to two with the death of one of the injured survivors, in hospital, on the 15th of January.
Sources:
http://www.theeagle.com/local/1-dies--4-hurt-in-copter-crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2009 10:13 | harro | Added |
| 20-Jan-2009 23:58 | angels one five | Updated |
| 12-Mar-2009 23:56 | jdanthony | Updated |
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