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| Date: | Tuesday 2 September 2003 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | 2-501st Avn US Army |
| Registration: | 97-26764 |
| MSN: | 70.2432 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | S of Baghdad -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed while attempting to land at Camp Dogwood in brownout conditions. Aircraft impacted ground and came to rest inverted. One soldier thrown out and killed. The helicopter was repaired and returned to flying status in early 2023 with the United States Naval Test Pilot School.
Sources:
Scramble 295
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1997.html
https://www.defense.gov/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=5634_
https://www.flickr.com/photos/181744501@N08/53232921336 (photo)
AFM NOV 2003/AUG 2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 22-Mar-2013 12:03 | krasatpi | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Feb-2020 11:54 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jan-2021 14:22 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2021 06:58 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2024 12:44 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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