ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309897
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Date: | Wednesday 29 March 2023 |
Time: | c. 22:00 LT |
Type: | Sikorsky HH-60M Blackhawk |
Owner/operator: | US Army |
Registration: | 15-20759 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Cadiz, KY -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Hopkinsville-Fort Campbell AAF, KY (HOP/KHOP) |
Destination airport: | Hopkinsville-Fort Campbell AAF, KY (HOP/KHOP) |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Two US Army Sikorsky HH-60 Blackhawks, operated by the 101st Airborne Division, were destroyed following a mid-air collision near Highway 68, near Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky.
The four occupants on the first helicopter, and five occupants on the second helicopter perished.
Press Release states:
"The crash happened just before 10 p.m. on Wednesday near Maple Grove Road and Lancaster Road. The crewmembers were flying two HH60 Blackhawk helicopters during a routine training mission when the incident occurred."
Sources:
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/30/us/kentucky-helicopter-crash/index.html https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/us-news/at-least-nine-feared-dead-after-two-military-helicopters-crash-in-fort-campbell-kentucky-articleshow.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-65121331 https://www.wsmv.com/2023/03/30/multiple-dead-after-2-ft-campbell-helicopters-crash-report/ https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/nine-confirmed-dead-in-crash-of-two-us-army-black-hawk-helicopters https://heraldcourier.com/news/state-and-regional/helicopters-in-kentucky-crash-are-versatile-army-workhorses/article_ae883b49-4d17-5776-aa4e-6f57982433bf.html https://www.foxnews.com/us/fort-campbell-helicopter-crash-kentucky-gov-andy-beshear-confirms-multiple-fatalities-expected http://www.armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html Media:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Mar-2023 06:14 |
gerard57 |
Added |
21-Jul-2023 18:45 |
nhofmann54 |
Updated |
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