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Date: | Friday 14 March 2003 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
Owner/operator: | 1 Regiment, 212 Aviation Btn, US Army |
Registration: | 70-15829 |
MSN: | 12439 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Fort Rucker, Alabama -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Fort Rucker, AL |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:During a hard landing, as a result of an auto-rotation this Huey from 1-212th AVN was damaged substantially. The accident occurred somewhere near Fort Rucker (AL). Due to the age of this helicopter, and the number of these helicopter still needed in service, the US Army decided not to repair this helicopter
Noted during March 2005 in storage at Temple/Draughton-Miller Reserve Aircraft Park, Texas, awaiting disposal. At Ozark, Blackwell Field, Alabama in 2007
Sources:
http://www.scramble.nl/mag/scramble296-english.pdf http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/802/70/potential.pdf
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1970.html
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Sep-2010 14:30 |
ASN Archive |
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31-Oct-2011 06:47 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |