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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 701122

* 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
June 1987 87-24605 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

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

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
8 March 1988 87-24605 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

On 8 March 1988 this aircraft was returning to the airfield from an NVG flight when it collided with the lead aircraft (85-24462) that was also returning to the airfield after completing a three-ship mission under NVGs. After the two helicopters collided, they fell 250 feet to the ground and burned.

  • Unit Involved: 5-101st Aviation, 2-502nd Infantry Regiment
  • Mishap Location: Fort Campbell, Kentucky
  • Fatalities: 17 (Total from both aircraft)