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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 701093

* 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
March 1987 87-24586 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

In March 1987 the Aircraft was accepted into the Army Inventory.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
11 December 2002 87-24586 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

On 11 December 2002 while conducting an NVG training flight the crew encountered deteriorating weather conditions and impacted a ridge line. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew members sustained fatal injuries.

  • Unit Involved: A Company, 1-228th Aviation Battalion
  • Mishap Location: Near Lake Yajoa, about three miles east of Santa Cruz, Honduras
  • Fatalities: 5