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| Date: | Tuesday 4 October 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 68-15646 |
| MSN: | 10576 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tutzinger Hütte, Bad Tölz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed in the Benediktenwand after hitting a tree on approach during steep-slope landing attempt. Six seriously injured.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 5.10.1983, p36
Flight International 24.3.1984, p755
USAF Directory 2021/22 (Mach III Publ.)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 04-Apr-2013 17:03 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Apr-2013 09:24 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2019 17:07 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2020 16:36 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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