Accident Boeing CH-47A Chinook 65-08001,
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Date:Monday 20 August 1979
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing CH-47A Chinook
Owner/operator:United States Army
Registration: 65-08001
MSN: B.173
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Yakima, WA -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed
190 AVN (KS USAR)
CH-47A
#65-08001

A/C was taking off from a tactical field site during Brave Shield 20 on a support mission at approx 0515 hrs near Yakima. About 20 seconds later A/C crashed on a hillside 737' from and 90' higher than the point of departure. A/C hit the hillside in a slight nose-low attitude while in a very shallow left turn. Cause was crew losing ground reference due to a shallow layer of fog.

Sources:

scramble.nl
usafserials
Source: I was trying with 3/5 Cav in the field at Yakima and was approximately 1/2 mile away at the time of the accident

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Aug-2010 10:56 TB Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
22-Jul-2022 17:46 Anon. Updated [Source, Narrative]

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