ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68307
Last updated: 15 January 2021
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| Date: | 19-SEP-2009 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | 79-23272 |
| C/n / msn: | 70089 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Balad Base -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
B Company, 1-137th Ohio National Guard helicopter crashed on approach to Balad. Bad weather under NVG flight. Sand storm and heavy rain caused loss of orientarion. Impacted the ground at approx. 100 mph.
Sources:
http://www.pronews.gr/defence/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8894&Itemid=46
Images:
Balad, Iraq Sept 2009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2009 05:43 | nikitas | Added |
| 22-Sep-2009 12:27 | Anon. | Updated |
| 30-Sep-2010 23:57 | hawk604 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2015 12:23 | el_serj | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
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