ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199207
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| Date: | Friday 25 August 2017 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army, 3-160th SOAR |
| Registration: | 05-20019 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles off the southern coast of Yemen -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter crashed during a training flights. Five crew members were rescued, one crew member is still missing. A press report suggests an engine power loss while winching and claims that the aircraft was from the 160th Special Operations Air Regiment (and therefore most likely an MH-60M Black Hawk). The missing crew member was pronounced dead after a number of days as his body was not found.
Sources:
https://nypost.com/2017/08/26/one-missing-after-black-hawk-helicopter-crashes-near-yemen/
https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/soldier-missing-5-rescued-after-black-hawk-crash-off-yemen-coast-1.484567#.WaGBdHlRmzZ.twitter
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/08/26/american-service-member-missing-after-black-hawk-helicopter-crash-off-yemen/
Scramble
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2017 07:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Aug-2017 07:27 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2017 13:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 26-Aug-2017 14:29 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Aug-2017 14:30 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time] |
| 28-Aug-2017 14:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2017 14:16 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2020 12:36 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 27-Oct-2020 07:20 | rvargast17 | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source] |
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