Airplane Crash - Near Pegnitz, West Germany 08/18/1971
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Pegnitz, West Germany
Date | 08/18/1971 |
Time | 09:40 |
Location | Near Pegnitz, West Germany |
Operator | Military - U.S. Army |
Route | Ludwigsburg - Grafenwohr |
Type | Boeing Vertol CH-47A (helicopter) |
Registration | 66-19023 |
Aboard | 37 |
Fatalities | 37 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | The helicopter, carrying American troops to an exercise, crashed into a hayfield and exploded in flames. Fatigue failure of the rotor blade led to its failure and structural failure of the aircraft. |
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