ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77599
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 August 1999 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60K Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army 160th SOAR, 1/160th |
| Registration: | 91-26388 |
| MSN: | 70.1819 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Range 29 -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Cambell |
| Range 29 | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft MH-60K, 91-26388, came to a high hover over a stream bed while approaching Range 29. Fast Ropes were deployed however, the aircraft didn't have power available to maintain hover and lost RPMR. CE cut the rope while the aircraft descended into trees after experiencing loss of T/R effectiveness and spinning 1.5 times as pilot increased collective further exacerbating the loss of T/R control. One SF man, CPT James M. Rogers, was killed when the fast rope was cut and he fell to the stream bed below, fatally injuring him. Aircraft landed on its right side after losing MRB's and tearing off the tail rotor pylon. Aircraft was eventually repaired and saw missions in the Middle East. Aircraft is now retired and sitting in the S.E.A.L. museum at Fort Pirece, FL.
Sources:
AFM October 2000, p75
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 05-Apr-2018 19:45 | Quakindude | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2018 20:13 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source] |
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