ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162772
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 December 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60M Blackhawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army / B Co 3-1 Avn, 1st CAB |
| Registration: | 09-20186 |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shah Joy District, Zabul Province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Initial reports state that six international soldiers have died in a plane crash in Zabul, Afghanistan.
NYT reporting 6 US servicemen killed, 1 survivor. Engine failure being investigated as probable cause.
It is now believed that the helicopter was brought down by Taliban insurgents.
The US DOD identified the six killed on December 19th as
CWO2 Randy L. Billings, 34, of Heavener, OK
CWO2 Joshua B. Silverman, 35, of Scottsdale, AZ
Sgt1stClass Omar W. Forde, 28, of Marietta, GA
S/Sgt Jesse L. Williams, 30, of Elkhart, IN
Sgt Peter C. Bohler, 29, of Willow Spring, NC and
Spc Terry K.D. Gordon, 22, of Shubuta, MS.
Later reports in the LA Times confirmed "ARROWSMITH 35" had been targeted and brought down by a large IED placed at a hilltop radio/cell tower site the Blackhawk crew were tasked to destroy. One crewmember survived with serious injuries.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25419025
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/12/17/world/asia/ap-as-afghanistan.html?hp
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/dec/17/six-us-troops-killed-afghanistan-plane-crash/
http://news.mylaunchpad.com.my/news/world/article/articleid/425184/afghan-taliban-caused-helicopter-crash-in-december-us#.UtAftWCA12M
http://armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html
Scramble (417) / Air Forces Monthly (February2014)
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2401580-arrowsmith-35-helicopter-incident-complete.html (redacted At15-6 Report)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2013 13:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Dec-2013 16:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2013 17:28 | EPIC | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 17-Dec-2013 17:30 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 10-Jan-2014 16:37 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2020 08:11 | StokieSteve | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2022 07:15 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
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