Accident Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk 86-24488,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77669
 
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Date:Thursday 8 January 2004
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk
Owner/operator:US Army / 571st Medical Company
Registration: 86-24488
MSN: 70-979
Year of manufacture:1987
Fatalities:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Fallujah -   Iraq
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down by SAM. All 9 people onboard were killed.

Sources:

Scramble 334
http://www.armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1986.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1451169/Nine-killed-in-Black-Hawk-crash-in-Iraq.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Sep-2010 14:30 ASN Archive
05-Apr-2013 11:16 krasatpi Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
08-Apr-2013 06:38 krasatpi Updated [Operator, Source]

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