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Date: | Wednesday 18 August 1971 |
Time: | 09:40 |
Type: | Boeing CH-47A Chinook |
Owner/operator: | United States Army |
Registration: | 66-19023 |
MSN: | B.281 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 37 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Pegnitz (Bayern), near -
Germany
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Dolan Barracks/near Ludwigsburg |
Destination airport: | Training area near Grafenwöhr |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Aft main rotor blade separated caused by fatigue fracture. Crashed inverted near highway.
Sources:
ANP
Military Aviation Disasters / D. Gero
https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/50-jahre-heli-absturz-in-pegnitz-us-army-uebergibt-rotorblatt,SayUOzC https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-07-30/grafenwoehr-exhibit-37-US-soldiers-1971-helicopter-crash-2373624.html http://www.armyaircrews.com/chinook.html ___________________
Photo:
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Dec-2008 11:58 |
harro |
Added |
18-Jun-2009 11:00 |
harro |
Updated |
11-Mar-2010 08:39 |
TB |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
28-Oct-2019 21:27 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Location] |
22-Jun-2021 13:58 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Source] |
30-Jul-2021 15:09 |
Iceman 29 |
Updated [Source, Embed code, Category] |
30-Jul-2021 15:12 |
Iceman 29 |
Updated [Source, Embed code] |
30-Jul-2021 15:15 |
Iceman 29 |
Updated [Source] |
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