ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211188
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| Date: | Thursday 17 May 2018 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army - 1st Armored Division |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Parkland Elementary School, El Paso, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Fort Bliss | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A military ammo box which weighs about 40 pounds feld from a helicopter, hit the roof of a school, left a hole in the roof and caused a power outage in part of the building. The helicopter was en route to conduct aircraft gunnery at the Fort Bliss range complex.
No injuries were reported. Classes for students were over when the incident happened.
1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade commander Col. Jay Hopkins said he was sorry for the damage and grateful no one was hurt.
Sources:
http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-ammo-box-falls-from-military-chopper-crashes-into-school-2018-5?r=UK&IR=T
http://web.archive.org/web/20180518182158/http://kfoxtv.com/news/local/helicopter-dropped-box-of-ammunition-over-parkland-elementary-causing-outage
Media:
This box of ammo fell from a military helicopter, crashed through a roof, and landed in the middle of a classroom at Parkland Elementary in El Paso, TX, according to Ysleta ISD.
— Kurt Chirbas (@kchirbas) 18 mai 2018
Fortunately, the incident happened at 3:45pm local - when all the kids had left. No injuries. pic.twitter.com/2ID4a4HdRL
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2018 14:09 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 18-May-2018 19:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Embed code, Damage] |
| 18-May-2018 21:18 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-May-2018 10:34 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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