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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 701222

* 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
1989 163267 VH-60N Flag U.S. Marine Corps

In 1989 this aircraft was handed over to the U.S. Marine Corps to support the executive transport mission for the President of the United States. The aircraft was assigned to the Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1).

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
19 May 1993 163267 VH-60N Flag U.S. Marine Corps

On 19 May 1993 this Aircraft crashed near Nanjemoy, a town about 10 miles east of Quantico and about 35 miles south-southwest of Washington. The Aircraft was on a routine test flight following maintenance work when the aircrew experienced a dual engine flame-out resulting in full autorotation into a wooded site.

  • Unit Involved: HMX-1
  • Mishap Location: Charles County, Maryland
  • Fatalities: 4