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| Date: | Tuesday 28 July 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe (S-64A) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 68-18452 |
| MSN: | 64-054 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 1 mi from Rossheim -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Karlsruhe |
*) A/C burst into flames in midair and crashed in a wheat field about a mile from Rossheim enroute to Karlsruhe to pick up cargo. Cause determined to be a frozen tail rotor P/C link.
Sources:
http://www.armyaircrews.com/other.html *)
https://www.stadtarchiv-karlsruhe.findbuch.net/
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2009 11:10 | TB | Added |
| 26-Dec-2009 07:33 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2009 07:53 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 19-Mar-2011 05:23 | TB | Updated [Operator, Country, Source, ] |
| 26-Mar-2013 16:54 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Phase, ] |
| 04-Aug-2014 12:32 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Oct-2023 06:51 | jsm | Updated |
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