ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56449
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| Date: | Friday 11 January 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-47D Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 89-00165 |
| MSN: | M3319 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Iraq -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Forced landing after engine transmission fire which lead into engine fire and explosion at deceleration for landing. Engine failure appeared to have been the result of a manufacturing defect which had caused a crack in an engine transmission gear.
Sources:
AFM June 2000, p78
Images:
Photo taken at time of crash on first day of ground war
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2009 10:42 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Apr-2010 10:28 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 01-May-2017 09:16 | Blackbirdxx1 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 01-Nov-2018 12:42 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2024 17:51 | Anon. | Updated [Country] |
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