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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 701053

* 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
December 1986 86-24542 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

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

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
29 September 1990 86-24542 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

On 29 September 1990 this aircraft was on an NVG mission when the crew allowed the aircraft to descent and impact a 22-foot-high sand dune. The aircraft stuck the ground doing approx. 70 knots with a rate of descent around 200 feet per minute. The aircraft was destroyed. All 5 personnel onboard sustained injuries, with no fatalities.

  • Unit Involved: D Troop, 2/17th Cavalry Regiment
  • Mishap Location: Saudi Arabia
  • Fatalities: 0