Accident Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk 87-24261,
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Date:Wednesday 3 February 2010
Time:18:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic H60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk
Owner/operator:1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment US Army Europ
Registration: 87-24261
MSN: 70-1149
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Into woods near Viernheimer Dreieck, Lorsch near highway A67 -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Wiesbaden Army Airfield
Destination airport:Coleman Barracks - ETOR
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The Black Hawk crashed in a wooded area and all three on board were killed.

Sources:

https://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Helicopter-Crash-In-Germany-US-Aircraft-Goes-Down-Between-Viernheim-And-Lorsch-Near-Frankfurt/Article/201002115541793?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15541793_Helicopter_Crash_In_Germany%3A_US_Aircraft_Goes_Down_Between_Viernheim_And_Lorsch%2C_Near_Frankfurt
http://nachrichten.lvz-online.de/nachrichten/topthema/absturz-von-us-hubschrauber-bei-viernheim-vermutlich-drei-tote/r-topthema-a-14006.html
https://rheinneckarblog.de/tag/heddesheim/2010/02/03/black-hawk-down-militarhubschreiber-im-wald-bei-viernheim-abgesturzt/
https://ffw-viernheim.de/?option=com_content&view=article&id=514:hubschrauberabsturz-im-waldgebiet-us-militaer-betroffen&catid=22:news
http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=60140

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Feb-2010 16:23 RobertMB Added
03-Feb-2010 16:41 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type]
03-Feb-2010 23:32 Black Typhoon Updated [Operator]
04-Feb-2010 23:58 Black Typhoon Updated [Departure airport]
06-Feb-2010 10:03 Vaclav Kudela Updated [Source]
06-Feb-2010 11:18 martijn.dewit Updated [Registration, Cn]

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