ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231156
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| Date: | Thursday 5 December 2019 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | Minnesota National Guard |
| Registration: | 84-23967 |
| MSN: | 70.801 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kimball, Stearns County, MN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St. Cloud Municipal Airport, MN (STC/KSTC) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk of the Minnesota National Guard 34th Combat Aviation Brigade crashed into a gravel pit in Kimball, Stearns County, Minnesota.
The three occupants were killed. Minnesota National Guard Master said the UH-60 Black Hawk was conducting a maintenance test flight.
Sources:
http://knsiradio.com/news/local-news/national-guard-loses-contact-black-hawk?fbclid=IwAR2gOeifKDRsmazylAKDVIQv6TrC1qIkgeyk6oyNjUaxCFA2KUDi19jCAOc
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/12/05/national-guard-helicopter-missing-after-losing-radio-contact-with-air-traffic-control-in-st-cloud/
http://www.startribune.com/national-guard-helicopter-reportedly-missing-near-st-cloud/565850782/
http://www.armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html
Media:
The @MnDPS_MSP and @StPaulFireDept MN Aviation Rescue Team has returned to base. The helicopter crash site has been found and the team’s resources are no longer needed. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those involved.
— Saint Paul Fire Dept (@StPaulFireDept) December 5, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 23:30 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 06-Dec-2019 01:30 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage] |
| 06-Dec-2019 01:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2019 06:56 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 06-Dec-2019 07:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2019 07:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 06-Dec-2019 10:19 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 06-Dec-2019 10:21 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 06-Dec-2019 16:02 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Embed code] |
| 07-Dec-2019 00:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Jul-2023 18:45 | nhofmann54 | Updated [[Operator]] |
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