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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1995 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army, 158th Aviation Regt |
| Registration: | 88-26024 |
| MSN: | 701233 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles off Zyyi, Mediterranean Sea -
 Cyprus
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus SBA |
| Beirut |
Turbine blade failures led to the right engine catching fire. Helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a night sortie to support the US embassy in Beirut. Possible shut down of serviceable engine while using NVG.
Sources:
Scramble
Silent Knights, Alan Diehl, Chapter 7
http://www.armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/mrbaker.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 16-Jun-2011 11:45 | krasatpi | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2015 13:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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