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| Date: | Wednesday 19 August 2009 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60K Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army, 160th SOAR |
| Registration: | 91-26378 |
| MSN: | 70.1783 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Massive, San Isabel National Forest, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The helicopter was on a training mission when it crashed for reasons unknown. Three occupants sustained fatal injuries. One occupant was initially reported as having survived with unspecified injuries and another one was reported missing but later reports indicate all four occupants have died of their injuries.
Sources:
https://www.denverpost.com/2009/08/19/army-black-hawk-copter-crash-on-mount-massive-kills-2-1-injured-1-missing/
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hQBtr38GlZqUK3kfgKANSKCPl5EAD9A6OLDG1]
http://www.armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2009 01:03 | slowkid | Added |
| 20-Aug-2009 02:47 | RW-018 | Updated |
| 20-Aug-2009 13:04 | slowkid | Updated |
| 24-Aug-2013 19:13 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
| 22-Mar-2015 17:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 22-Feb-2020 18:12 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Nature, Damage, Operator, ] |
| 23-Apr-2021 16:02 | rvargast17 | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, ] |
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