Incident Eurocopter UH-72A Lakota 15-72371,
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Date:Tuesday 20 April 2021
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic EC45 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter UH-72A Lakota
Owner/operator:US Army
Registration: 15-72371
MSN: 9750
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Brown Stagefield Army Heliport (06AL), Fort Rucker-New Brockton, AL -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A US Army Eurocopter UH-72A Lakota, opererated by 1st Battalion, 223rd Aviation Regiment, coded "71J", crashed under unknown circumstances at Brown Stagefield Army Heliport (06AL), Fort Rucker-New Brockton, Alabama.
One of the pilots is in serious condtion and the other is OK.

Sources:

https://www.wtvy.com/2021/04/20/crash-reported-at-ft-rucker/
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/04/20/two-injured-in-army-helicopter-training-crash-at-fort-rucker/


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Apr-2021 21:50 gerard57 Added
20-Apr-2021 22:57 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative]
20-Apr-2021 23:21 RobertMB Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Narrative]

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