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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 701004

* 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
May 1986 86-24507 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

In May 1986 the Aircraft was accepted into the Army Inventory.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
9 May 2003 86-24507 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

On 9 May 2003 this aircraft was on a day terrain flight 50 feet above the Tigris River when they struck a 7/8-inch steel braided cable that was suspended across the river. The cable sliced through the cockpit and as a result the aircraft crashed. The aircraft was destroyed, and three of the four crew members were fatally injured.

  • Unit Involved: 571st Medical Company
  • Mishap Location: Near Samarrah, Iraq
  • Fatalities: 3 (1 Injured)