ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77012
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Date: | Saturday 15 September 1984 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
Owner/operator: | US Army |
Registration: | 71-20223 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Columbus, IN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Two Hueys participating in a mock disaster drill took off from airfield in loose trail formation for about 3 mi before turning back toward the airfield. They then formed up in a side-by-side formation to fly past a picnic area at approx 25' AGL and 90-100 KIAS when M/R blades made contact and crashed. Chalk 1 continued straight and level, hitting the ground in an almost level attitude, slid 326' before coming to rest upright. Chalk 2 hit the ground in a right nose-low attitude and tumbled approx 292' before coming to rest in an inverted position. Pilot and medic in Chalk 2 acft were killed.
Sources:
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Sep-2010 14:30 |
ASN Archive |
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15-Feb-2020 10:27 |
Dmotales737 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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