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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70586

Built by:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Modified Model*:
UH-60A
Effectivity:
0446
Lot Number:
07
Mfr. Date:
Aircraft Status:
active
Last Updated:
2024-07-23

* 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
November 1983 83-23837 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

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

Abbreviated Army Aircraft History:

From Date To Date Model Unit Name Location
1983-11-16 1988-05-15 UH-60A 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment Camp Stanley, Korea
1988-05-16 1996-03-15 UH-60A 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment Camp Stanley, Korea
1996-03-16 1997-03-15 UH-60A 2-25th Aviation Regiment Wheeler AAF, Hawaii
1997-03-16 1997-10-15 UH-60A Unknown
1997-10-16 1999-02-15 UH-60A 4-123d Aviation Regiment Fort WainWright, Alaska
1999-02-16 1999-04-15 UH-60A C Company, 123d Aviation Regiment Fort WainWright, Alaska
1999-04-16 2002-07-15 UH-60A 4-123d Aviation Regiment Fort WainWright, Alaska
2002-07-16 2002-08-15 UH-60A 2-135th Aviation Regiment Aurora, Colorado
2002-08-16 2003-01-15 UH-60A 1022nd Medical Company, Air Ambulance Cheyenne, Wyoming
2003-01-16 2006-07-15 UH-60A 2-135th Aviation Regiment Aurora, Colorado
2006-07-16 2007-06-15 UH-60A 2-135th Aviation Regiment Fort Hood, Texas
2007-06-16 2009-03-15 UH-60A 1106th AVCRAD Fresno Reserve Training Center, California

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
15 March 2005 83-23837 UH-60A Flag U.S. Army

On 15 March 2005 the crew experienced white-out conditions while on approach to land in a snowy, mountainous area near Buckley, Colorado and crashed. Main rotor struck tree, left main undercarriage started to plow into snow, tail rotor struck a tree and gearbox assembly separated. Main rotor struck more trees, then the ground and separated from helicopter. All four crew members suffered only minor injuries, but the helicopter suffered Class A (repairable) damage.

  • Unit Involved: 2-135th Aviation Regiment
  • Mishap Location: Near Buckley, Colorado
  • Fatalities: 0

Apparently, the aircraft has since been repaired and is now back in service.