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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 701193

* 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
November 1987 87-24651 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

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

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
23 November 2015 87-24651 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

On 23 November 2015 this aircraft was lost after the crew executed a “break turn” at 120kts and 300ft according to the First Army 15-6 internal investigation, which exceeded the aircraft’s maximum angle of bank of 60 degrees. The helicopter quickly lost altitude, and the crew was unable to recover before the helicopter’s tail hit a tree. (The Aircraft was assigned to 7-158 AVN (USAR).)

  • Unit Involved: 2- 291st Aviation
  • Mishap Location: Fort Hood Training Area
  • Fatalities: 4