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| Date: | Monday 23 November 2015 |
| Time: | 17:49 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | 291st Aviation Regiment US Army |
| Registration: | 87-24651 |
| MSN: | 701193 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Hood, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Hood, TX |
| Fort Hood |
The pilot in charge at the time executed a “break turn” at 120kts and 300ft according to the First Army 15-6 internal investigation, which (at 60 degrees) exceeded the aircraft’s maximum angle of bank. The helicopter quickly lost altitude and the crew was unable to recover before the helicopter’s tail hit a tree, causing catastrophic damage to the airframe. The resulting crash was responsible for the death of all four crew members.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/us_world/article_91d57b4b-fb28-52fd-8a28-49f824f44351.html]
http://www.armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html
http://kdhnews.com/military/exclusive-pilot-error-caused-black-hawk-crash-at-fort-hood/article_eee938ca-7ad0-11e6-82f6-4f04ebe95168.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2015 12:20 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 24-Nov-2015 12:21 | harro | Updated [Location, Nature, Damage, ] |
| 24-Nov-2015 20:02 | rgferrell | Updated [Date, ] |
| 24-Nov-2015 20:02 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Date, Operator, ] |
| 07-Dec-2015 07:16 | RW034 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 22-Dec-2015 10:56 | El_serj | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Sep-2016 09:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ] |
| 29-Sep-2016 13:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2020 16:27 | AlLach | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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