Accident Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk 05-27053,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229366
 
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Date:Thursday 26 September 2019
Time:c. 12:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic H60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk
Owner/operator:US Army
Registration: 05-27053
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fort Polk training area, LA -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fort Polk-Polk AAF, LA (POE/KPOE)
Destination airport:Fort Polk-Polk AAF, LA (POE/KPOE)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk of the 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment, crashed under unknown circumstances during a MEDEVAC mission.
One crew member died, three others were injured.

Sources:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/service-member-killed-injured-army-helicopter-accident-fort/story?id=65877288
https://www.macon.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article235498192.html
https://www.kalb.com/content/news/1-dead-3-injured-following-Fort-Polk-area-helicopter-crash-561424781.html
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Sep-2019 14:28 gerard57 Added
26-Sep-2019 15:13 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Mar-2020 12:41 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source]
21-Jul-2023 18:45 nhofmann54 Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Source]]

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