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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70581

* 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
October 1983 82-23758 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

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

Abbreviated Army Aircraft History:

From Date To Date Model Unit Name Location
1983-10-16 1986-01-15 UH-60A 201st Aviation Company Camp Humpheys, South Korea

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
09 December 1985 82-23758 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

On 09 December 1985 this aircraft was on a mission to locate another downed aircraft when it struck a set of High Voltage Power Lines and suffered an In-flight break up. The Main and Tail Rotor Blades separated from the aircraft and total control was lost. The aircraft impacted a tree and then came to rest along a small stream.

  • Unit Involved: 201st Aviation Company
  • Mishap Location: Near Chongju, Korea
  • Fatalities: 1 (Republic of Korea enlisted soldier)