ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77643
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| Date: | 27-FEB-1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 89-26214 |
| MSN: | 70.1465 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Attempting a rescue of a downed USAF F-16C (84-1390, Pilot Cpt. William F. Andrews) while under heavy AAA fire. A/C was hit, pitched forward and crashed into an earthen berm, landing nose first, the A/C dug into the soft sand and flipped over and exploded. Mission was a flight of three (2 AH-64s/1 UH-60) being vectored to last known location of downed F-16 by AWACS. Flight was vectored directly over a heavily defended Iraqi Republican Guard position. A/C tail cone was severed by AAA (23 and 57mm).
Sources:
internet
Armyaircrews
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 13-Mar-2017 15:07 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2017 15:46 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2019 18:57 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
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