ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77628
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| Date: | Thursday 18 April 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 82-23714 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Rucker, Alabama -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
According to witnesses, the helicopter pitched downward and lost its tail boom while preparing to land.
Cause: Failure of main rotor blade spindle
Sources:
Scramble
Rotor & Wing International, June 1985, p. 9
New York Times, 20 April 1985, Section 1, p. 8 (https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/20/us/helicopter-fleet-grounded-by-army.html )
UPI, 10 June 1985 (https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/06/10/The-failure-of-a-main-rotor-blade-spindle-caused/2910487224000/ )
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 22-Sep-2022 18:56 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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