ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153981
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| Date: | Monday 11 March 2013 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army / B Co / 4-3 Avn / 3rd CAB |
| Registration: | 90-26270 |
| MSN: | 70.1501 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Daman district, Kandahar province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | KDH / OAKN |
| KDH / OAKN | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during bad weather (heavy rain storm). The US DOD identified the five crew on the 16 March as
CWO Bryan J Henderson, 27 of Franklin, LA.
Capt. Sara M. Knutson-Cullen, 27 of Eldersburg, MD.
S/Sgt. Steven P. Blass, 27 of Estherville, IA.
S/Sgt. Marc A. Sciado, 31 of Naples, FL. and
Spc. Zachary L. Shannon, 21 of Dunedin, FL.
The crashed aircraft c/s "BLACKHAT 14" was on a local NVG training flight from Kandahar Air Base with another UH-60 when whilst holding to test fire their door guns (the test range was occupied by two OH-58Ds) the crew lost spatial awareness and the aircraft impacted the ground.
Sources:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1259387/1/.html
http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2013-03-12-AS-Afghanistan/id-081c256538c146b5a3b59d4e45013cdf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/official-5-us-troops-die-in-helicopter-crash-in-southern-afghanistan-outside-kandahar-city/2013/03/12/985bcf20-8ad0-11e2-a88e-461ffa2e34e4_story.html?noredirect=on
http://armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/103283/isaf-helicopter-crash
Knowelge Magazine (June2013) Air Force Monthly (May2013)
Images:
Sometimes, the light on a US Army helicopter is near perfect. Unfortunately, this 2-10th AVN (at the time I saw it) can not be photographed anymore as it crashed on 11 March 2013. The Blackhawk flew into a heavy rainstorm in Daman district (Afghanistan) in which the helicopter smashed into a mountain, sadly killing five crew.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2013 01:06 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Mar-2013 07:10 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 13-Mar-2017 18:43 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2020 09:30 | StokieSteve | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2021 11:57 | Anon. | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 03-May-2021 12:17 | Anon. | Updated [Photo] |
| 12-Mar-2024 17:22 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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