ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56857
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| Date: | Monday 9 December 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 82-23758 |
| MSN: | 70.581 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chongju -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed. Aircraft was near Chongju when the chopper hit a power line while trying to assist the crew of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook that had made an emergency landing. A/C was circle down and land at the accident site, descending to approx 300' AGL, flying up a valley at 10-20 knots when A/C hit several high-tension power lines, shredding the M/R blades and acft fell about 224', hit a dead tree and came to rest in a small creek.
Sources:
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%200111.html
http://www.armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2009 06:56 | harro | Added |
| 06-Mar-2010 11:40 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Jan-2024 09:21 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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