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| Date: | Thursday 9 June 1960 |
| Time: | 11:05 |
| Type: |  Bell HU-1A Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Butts Army Airfield, Fort Carson, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A U.S. Army HU-1A helicopter crashed at 1105 hours while on a tactical mission, The crash site was in a mountainous area on the Fort Carson Military Reservation near Butts Army Airfield, Fort Carson, Colorado.
One crew member and three passengers were aboard the aircraft at the time of the accident. The pilot and the occupant in the copilot's seat sustained spinal strains while the other two occupants received strains, abrasions, and cuts.
Sources:
https://archive.org/details/DTIC_AD0456719/page/n5/mode/2up
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2024 19:13 | ASN | Added |
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