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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70036

* The model displayed above will either be the aircraft's birth or earliest modified model. To see the aircrafts modification history see the below Aircraft Historical Events.

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Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 1

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
October 1979 78-22970 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

In October 1979 the aircraft was accepted into the Army Inventory and assigned to D Co/158th AVN located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Aircraft was part of Task Force 158th which would become Task Force 160th (TF-160th).

Abbreviated Army Aircraft History:

From Date To Date Model Unit Name Location
1979-10-16 1981-05-15 UH-60A HQ, 101st Airborne Division Fort Campbell, Kentucky
1981-05-16 1985-01-15 UH-60A USATSCH Fort Eustis, Virginia

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
03 April 1981 78-22970 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

On 03 April 1981 this aircraft experienced a loss of tail rotor thrust during take-off. The aircraft was spinning when it hit the ground which resulted in a separation of the left main landing gear and the tail landing gear.

  • Unit Involved: : D Co/158th AVN
  • Mishap Location: Tennessee
  • Fatalities: 0

Note: From May 1981 to December 1984 the aircraft appears to have been located with the U.S. Army Transportation School (USATSCH) at Fort Eustis, Virginia. It is assumed that this aircraft remained damaged and was used as a Maintenance Trainer. There appears to be no data available for this aircraft after January of 1984, so it may have been written-off.