ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195930
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Date: | Sunday 12 March 1989 |
Time: | |
Type: | Sikorsky CH-3E Sea King |
Owner/operator: | USAF |
Registration: | 65-15692 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Avra Valley, 20 miles NW of Tucson, AZ -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Fort Huachuca |
Destination airport: | Gila Bend Gunnery Range |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Fifteen people died in the crash in the desert on a night training mission.
USAF 71st Special Operations Crew of 4 and 11 Special Forces soldiers of the 5th Special Operations Group, Fort Bragg.
Sources:
http://tucson.com/helicopter-crash/image_cb9d1f92-496c-11e7-929e-fb12c2a35512.html www.nytimes.com/1989/03/14/us/helicopter-crash-kills-15-in-arizona.html www.dm.af.mil/.../a-valley-ruled-by-giants-looking-back-20-years-at-unit-history/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Jun-2017 08:24 |
gerard57 |
Added |
05-Jun-2017 08:24 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
22-Jul-2017 14:22 |
Rodger Asai |
Updated [Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
10-Oct-2022 08:20 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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