ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194875
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| Date: | Monday 17 April 2017 |
| Time: | c. 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | 90-26303 |
| MSN: | 70-1537 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Breton Bay Golf Course, Leonardtown, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Belvoir-Davison AAF, VA (DAA/KDAA) |
| Fort Belvoir-Davison AAF, VA (DAA/KDAA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Black Hawk helicopter went down on the Breton Bay Golf Course (near Naval Air Station Patuxent River). Two people have been taken to hospital. The helicopter was from the 12th Aviation Battalion, stationed at Davison Airfield at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. A witness hit some trees as it went down. One other helicopter was at the scene when it crashed.
One unconfirmed source states: "T/R paddle [sic] separated at 1500' causing vibration and pilots initiated a PL at the golf course. Continued vibrations on T/R gearbox eventually caused the tailboom to separate just above the tail number at 1000'. Autorotation was performed and before landing, A/C spun three times coming into contact with a large tree causing studden stoppage. Cockpit was cut off from the top to about midway down and main cabin was compressed to approx 2' high."
Sources:
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2017/04/17/helicopter-crash-st-marys-county/
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Military-Helicopter-Crashes-in-Maryland-419633233.html
http://www.wbaltv.com/article/military-helicopter-crashes-in-southern-maryland/9519313
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2017/04/17/army-helicopter-crashes-in-maryland-one-soldier-medevaced/
Scramble.nl
http://www.armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html
http://www.armyaircrews.com/images/footage/041717_uh60.jpg
http://www.startribune.com/lawsuit-filed-over-fatal-army-helicopter-crash-in-maryland/502466431/
Media:
#DEVELOPING: Black Hawk military helicopter crashes in Maryland. https://t.co/XRWgWKpwHt (Photos: Christopher Olson) #fox5dc pic.twitter.com/9nwRNINDCy
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) April 17, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2017 18:59 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 17-Apr-2017 19:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2017 19:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2017 19:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2017 19:39 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 17-Apr-2017 19:40 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 17-Apr-2017 19:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2017 19:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Apr-2017 03:22 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 18-Apr-2017 03:42 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2017 04:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2017 05:10 | Chieftain | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2017 06:25 | Medevac | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 18-Apr-2017 18:44 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2017 07:00 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 25-May-2017 20:00 | paul_jolly@outlook.c | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 12-Dec-2018 22:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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