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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 701428

* 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
September 1989 89-26173 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

In September 1989 the Aircraft was accepted into the Army Inventory.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
20 October 2005 89-26173 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

On 20 October 2005 while on a Night (NVG) Medevac call the Aircraft Overturned and suffered damage to the Main Rotor Blades and Tail Boom when the crew was making a landing to a dusty landing zone and struck a tactical HMMWV.

  • Unit Involved: 50th Medical Company (AA)
  • Mishap Location: Iraq
  • Fatalities: 0

The Aircraft was sent to CCAD for repairs and was back in service by July 2007.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 3

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
02 February 2021 89-26173 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

On 02 February 2021 while performing annual crew evaluations the crew encountered increased precipitation and reduced visibility and initiated IIMC recovery, when the Aircraft impacted terrain below a ridgeline south of Lucky Peak outside of Boise, Idaho.

  • Unit Involved: G Company, 1-168 Aviation Regiment
  • Mishap Location: South of Lucky Peak near Boise, Idaho
  • Fatalities: 3