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Date: | Friday 27 September 1996 |
Time: | 05:00 |
Type: | Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk |
Owner/operator: | US Army |
Registration: | 83-23877 |
MSN: | 70-0702 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Fort Hood/Robert Gray AAF, Killeen, Texas -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:On final approach, #1 section of the tail-rotor drive shaft came apart at the coupling due to being installed incorrectly. This resulted in loss of tail-rotor thrust, subsequent spin, and roll over on the runway center-line during autorotation.
Sources:
Self. I was the Pilot in Command... Occurred while I was giving a check-ride as an instructor pilot.
Images:
![](/photos/wiki/1996/19960927_H60_83-23877_9797.jpg)
KGRK, 27SEP1996, 0800
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