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| Date: | Wednesday 11 December 2002 |
| Time: | 20:55 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 87-24586 |
| MSN: | 70.1093 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lake Yojoa -
 Honduras
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Soto Cano Air Base |
| Soto Cano Air Base |
The aircraft, from the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, crashed into mountain in bad weather, about 3 miles east of Santa Cruz.
Sources:
https://www.defense.gov/News/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=42394
http://www.armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2013 15:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Apr-2015 09:38 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 13-Mar-2017 18:35 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jul-2021 12:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, ] |
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