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| Date: | Sunday 11 November 2012 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-47D Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | 89-00166 |
| MSN: | M3320 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | unknown loaction within Afghanistan -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During a night infil. Hard Landing. One crewmember sustained injuries in Afghanistan.
The original militarytimes database reported a Class B US Army CH-47D mishap in Afghanistan on this date.
The US Army Flightfax (December2012) reported a CH-47D Class B mishap with a little more detail. The landing gear struck a berm on approach to an LZ in brown-out conditions. The gear partially separated and the left side of the aircraft sustained structural damage.
Sources:
http://joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1989.html
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/06/military-times-aviation-database/
http://chinook-helicopter.com/history/Nick_Van_Valkenburgh/Chinook_Legacy_January_2014.pdf (Appendix A-16 p.131)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2020 08:02 | StokieSteve | Added |
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