US military aircraft during ongoing South Korea-US joint military exercises. All occupants safe - reports currently vary between 12 and 21 occupants. Aircraft completely destroyed in impact before fire set in.
Tags: Korea, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Marine Corps
Precautionary landing due to engine problem en route Bucaramanga to Yopal
Tags: Colombia, Colombian Air Force, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60
Helicopter went down during rain storm
Tags: Afghanistan, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army
Crashed and exploded (possibly due to a mine) while engaged with FARC guerrillas
Tags: Colombian Army, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60
Main rotor blade struck an airport hangar while taxing.
Tags: Military, Safety, Sikorsky, South Dakota National Guard, UH-60, US-South Dakota
Emergency landing into trees. Three injuries reported
Tags: Colombia, Colombian Air Force, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60
Heavy landing, all 4 POB hospitalized, post crash fire, live ammunition on board
Tags: Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Navy, US-California
Controlled flight into terrain in poor visibility. All 17 aboard killed
Tags: Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, Turkey, Turkish Army, UH-60
Helicopter grounded at Rockwell Collins facility after reported wiring issue that caused hydraulic problems.
Tags: Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Coast Guard, US-Iowa
Hit wires on take-off. 1 killed, 8 injured
Tags: Fatal, Law Enforcement, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, Turkish Gendarmerie, UH-60
Emergency landing made on beach during SAR operation
Tags: Military, Safety, SAR, UH-60, US Coast Guard
Helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing seven Americans and four Afghans
Tags: Afghanistan, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army
UH=-60 of Turkey's paramilitary police crashed in Kurdish border region killing 4. A further 8 survived (other reports differ on number of survivors). One reported said it lost power while landing
Tags: Fatal, Law Enforcement, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, Turkey, Turkish Gendarmerie, UH-60
Emergency landing made shortly after take-off
Tags: Israel, Israeli Defence Force, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60
Precautionary landing due to an engine fault
Tags: Australian Army, Military, Papua New Guinea, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60
A Black Hawk helicopter crashed Thursday in southern Afghanistan, killing all four POB. Weather was apparently a factor. Fatalities named as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Johnson, 27, San Diego; Spc. Dean Shaffer, 23, Pekin, Ill.; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Don Viray, 25, Waipahu, Hawaii; and Spc. Chris Workman, 33, Boise, Idaho.
Tags: Afghanistan, Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army
Crashed into the water after main blades struck the side of destroyer Matsuyuki. 6 rescued, 1 fatal - named as 37-year-old captain, Lt. Cmdr. Masahiko Miyanaga.
Tags: Fatal, Japan, Japanese Maritime SDF, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60
Turkish military MI-17 crashed in a suburb of Kabul killing 16 - reports suggest 12 in the helicopter, 4 on the ground (two women, two children). The names of the soldiers are as follows: Maj. Mithat Çolak, Maj. Şükrü Bağdatlı, Maj. Serkan Doğan, Maj. İsmail Cem Yakınlar, Cpt. Adil Erdoğan, Commanding Sgt. Maj. Salih Helvacı, Commanding Sgt. Maj. Mehmet Akbaş, Spc. Sgt. Önay Vurucu, Cpt. İlker Aydın, 1st Lt. Murat Yıldız, 1st Lt. Tahsin Barutçu and 1st Lt. Okan Melikoğlu.
Tags: Fatal, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, Turkish Air Force, UH-60
All five members of a Navy helicopter crew are reported to be unhurt after crashing during a training mission on the edge of the Sierra Nevada.
Tags: Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Navy, US-California
Extensively damaged in accident after the helicopter refueled, said Army aviation division commander Gen. Javier Rey, adding that the aircraft had problems "with a crosswind" that forced it to the ground. All nine occupants survived
Tags: Colombia, Colombian Army, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60
We are receiving initial reports of a Black Hawk making an emergency landing in Headen Park on the northern outskirts of Sydney. It was en route to Newcastle when a warning light came on. No damage, no injuries
Tags: Australia, Military, Royal Australian Army, Sikorsky, UH-60
Crashed from 20-25 ft on climb out, heavy landing with wheels broken off and fuselage impacting ground
Tags: Military, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Navy, US-Missouri
Black Hawk involved in rescuing bodies from the crash of a UH-1 three days previously; 9 killed (Maj-Gen Tawan Ruangsri, the 9th Infantry Division chief and commander of the Surasee Task Force, 1st pilot Maj Prapan Jiamsoongnoen, 2nd pilot Maj Chuphan Polwan, senior flight mechanic Sgt-Maj Somkid Wongtoksaeng, 2nd mechanic Sgt Aram Wongsing, Capt Jate Sudchai, Capt Chakraphan Bamrungphuet, L-Cpl Itthisak Hinasuthi, and Sornwichai Kongtannukul, a TV Channel 5 cameraman)
Tags: Fatal, Military, Myanmar, Royal Thai Army, Sikorsky, UH-60
Emergency landing after smoke in cockpit.
Tags: Military, Ohio National Guard, Sikorsky, UH-60, US-Ohio
One US Army helicopter crashed during the 40 minute US navy seal operation to kill or capture Osama bin Laden. No one was hurt. Local reports quote the time as "late on Sunday night". Three other helicopters involved in this operation. Some reports say it crashed after being shot at from the ground
Tags: Military, Pakistan, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army
Emergency landing, mechanics called
Tags: Arizona National Guard, Military, Sikorsky, UH-60
The helicopter's tail rotor accidentally touched the runway during a practice run, damaging it and causing the craft to make a hard landing
Tags: Military, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army, US-Indiana
Warning light led to emergency landing in snowy field. No indication of any damage or injuries
Tags: Military, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army, US-New York
An Army Black Hawk helicopter from the 5th Aviation Regiment, based at Townsville, Queensland, conducted an emergency landing near Yass
Tags: Australia, Military, Royal Australian Army, Sikorsky, UH-60
Flew into an electric cable during a training flight; The Black Hawk was slightly damaged and no one on board was injured
Tags: Israel, Israeli Air Force, Military, Sikorsky, UH-60
The Blackhawk was conducting a routine training flight when one of the two engines experienced a mechanical problem.
Tags: Military, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army, US-New York
The three fatalities were aircraft commander Lt. Sean D. Krueger, 33, of Waterboro, Maine; Aviation Maintenance Technician, First Class Adam C. Hoke, 40, of Great Falls, Mont.; and Aviation Maintenance Technician, Second Class Brett M. Banks, 33, Green River, Wyo. The helicopter's co-pilot, Lt. Lance D. Leone, 29, of Ventura, Calif., survived. See also later press releases regarding dropping charges against the surviving co-pilot, and the final report citing crew complacency as an issue
Tags: Fatal, Military, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Coast Guard, US-Washington
Privates Tim Aplin, Ben Chuck and Scott Palmer from the Special Operations Task Group were killed and seven injured when a coalition helicopter crashed. A NATO soldier also lost his life in the incident which occurred at 3.39am Afghanistan time. Initial reports quoted location as "Northern Kandahar" and later reports as "Uruzgan Province"
Tags: Afghanistan, Fatal, Military, Sikorsky, UH-60
Local press reports seem undecided whether there were 3 or 4 or 5 fatalities
Tags: Fatal, Military, Sikorsky, Turkey, Turkish Army, UH-60
4 fatalities in the accident, 5th died later as a result of injuries (report)
Tags: Afghanistan, Fatal, Military, Sikorsky, UH-60, US Army
