Accident Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk 95-26598,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77680
 
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Date:Saturday 31 January 1998
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk
Owner/operator:US Army
Registration: 95-26598
MSN: 70.2115
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Simmons Army Airfield, North Carolina -   United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Simmons Army Airfield
Destination airport:Simmons Army Airfield
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Pilot and CE performing MOC on new fuel filter at Simmons AAF. At request of CE, pilot increases PCL to about 96%, causing gust-lock to break and blades start to turn. With blades being tied down, one bends and breaks, causing a severe out-of-balance condition that shakes the aircraft apart.

Sources:

Scramble
http://armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Sep-2010 14:30 ASN Archive
05-Oct-2012 12:04 krasatpi Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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