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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70542

* 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 1983 82-23719 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

In June 1983 the Aircraft was accepted into the Army Inventory.

Abbreviated Army Aircraft History:

From Date To Date Model Unit Name Location
1983-06-16 1987-08-15 UH-60A A Company, 1-210th Aviation Fort Rucker, Alabama

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
11 March 1986 82-23719 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

On 11 March 1986 the aircraft was doing traffic pattern work when it was observed entering a excessive nose low attitude and crashing into a wooded area. The aircraft impacted the ground in a nearly inverted attitude, as a result the aircraft was destroyed and consumed by a post-crash fire. The findings of the accident investigation were inconclusive.

  • Unit Involved: Aviation Training Brigade
  • Mishap Location: : Remote Training Site, Fort Rucker, Alabama
  • Fatalities: 3