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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70184

* 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
August 1981 80-23426 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

In August 1981 the aircraft was accepted into the Army Inventory and assigned to 121st Aviation Company at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Abbreviated Army Aircraft History:

From Date To Date Model Unit Name Location
1981-08-16 1982-06-15 UH-60A 121st Aviation Company Fort Benning, Georgia
1982-06-16 1982-12-15 UH-60A 121st Aviation Company Geibelstadt AAF, Germany
1982-12-16 1983-08-15 UH-60A 3rd Aviation Battalion (Combat) Geibelstadt AAF, Germany

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
02 July 1983 80-23426 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

On 02 July 1983 this aircraft was destroyed when the crew was performing an aerial demonstration. The crew had completed a low-level pass of the airfield and entered a right-hand turn with a bank angle greater than 100 degrees. The aircraft nosed over and impacted the Ground. After hitting the ground, it then hit a 2-story building and was destroyed. While no one was killed in this accident, one passenger (Foreign National) suffered Permanent Disabilities.

  • Unit Involved: E Co/3rd AVN
  • Mishap Location: Pirmasens AAF, Germany
  • Fatalities: 0