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| Date: | Friday 9 May 2003 |
| Time: | c. 20:00 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army / 571st Med Co |
| Registration: | 86-24507 |
| MSN: | 70.1004 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tigris River, near Samarra -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk crashed into the Tigris River near Samarra, with three crew members killed and another hurt. It struck power lines before going down in the river.
Sources:
Scramble 292
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1986.html
http://www.armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 22-Mar-2013 01:37 | krasatpi | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2020 17:24 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
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