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| Date: | Wednesday 3 February 1993 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AH-64A Apache |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 89-0257 |
| MSN: | PV669 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Albermarle, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Bragg, NC |
While at a hover on the backside of a hill, the aircraft entered an undetected slight rearward movement causing the tail rotor to strike a tree. The T/R assembly departed the aircraft causing a loss of control with the fuselage spinning in uncontrollably into the trees. The front seater was injured, pilot was uninjured. Aircraft was assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 229th Attack Helicopter Regiment.
Sources:
Scramble 249
Images:
At the crash scene, Uwharrie National Forest, NC.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 01-Jul-2012 07:39 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Oct-2016 12:54 | AO9101 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2016 07:46 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 02-May-2021 07:31 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
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