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| Date: | Thursday 26 September 2019 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 05-27053 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Polk training area, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Polk-Polk AAF, LA (POE/KPOE) |
| Fort Polk-Polk AAF, LA (POE/KPOE) |
A Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk of the 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment, crashed under unknown circumstances during a MEDEVAC mission.
One crew member died, three others were injured.
Sources:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/service-member-killed-injured-army-helicopter-accident-fort/story?id=65877288
https://www.macon.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article235498192.html
https://www.kalb.com/content/news/1-dead-3-injured-following-Fort-Polk-area-helicopter-crash-561424781.html
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2019 14:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Sep-2019 15:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Mar-2020 12:41 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 21-Jul-2023 18:45 | nhofmann54 | Updated |
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