ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238111
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| Date: | Saturday 11 July 2020 |
| Time: | c. 16:00 |
| Type: | Sikorsky CU-60A Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | UC Helitanker 1 LLC |
| Registration: | N60CU |
| MSN: | 70257 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Douglas County Minden, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Minden-Douglas County Airport, NV (MEV/KMEV) |
| Minden-Douglas County Airport, NV (MEV/KMEV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During an aerial fire-fighting flight northeast of Minden, Nevada, the snorkel tube hit the fuselage of the aircraft. The helicopter sustained minor damage and the two occupants onboard were not injured during the incident.
*note: the helicopter is registerede by the FAA with its former US Army serial 80-23499 as "cn".
Sources:
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:95:::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:11-JUL-20,MINDEN,N60CU
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N60CU
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=60CU
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c75a5a7a9ab957b53ced361/t/5c783590e4966be9bbba54d3/1551381911352/Coulson+Unical+UH60+flyer.pdf
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/88768_1551933066.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2020 22:56 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Jul-2020 00:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2021 21:16 | rudy | Updated [[Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative]] |
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