Accident Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk 79-23268,
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Date:Thursday 2 February 1984
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk
Owner/operator:United States Army Aviation
Registration: 79-23268
MSN: 70.085
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:55 km from Nicaragua border -   Honduras
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:El Aguacate
Destination airport:San Lorenzo
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in bad weather. Four US soldiers died, six were wounded.

Sources:

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19840204&id=tYoxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iqUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=972,1496062_&hl=en
https://www.csmonitor.com/1984/0206/020651.html
http://www.armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Jul-2013 04:53 gerard57 Added
09-Jun-2015 15:39 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source]

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