Black Hawk’s stabilizing device failed before deadly crash in the Sinai
Kyle Rempfer
3 days ago
Crewmembers aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk were experiencing issues with a key piece of stabilizing equipment before their helicopter crashed nose down off the Sinai Peninsula during a peacekeeping mission last fall, according to an accident investigation.
The mishap on the morning of Nov. 12, 2020, took the lives of seven peacekeepers — five U.S. troops, a French officer and a Czech soldier. A sixth American survived the mishap and was medically evacuated after being found by rescuers sitting upright amongst the wreckage.
The impact split the Black Hawk into three sections over a 300-foot debris field, according to pictures included in investigation documents released to Army Times through a Freedom of Information Act request.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/06/10/black-hawks-stabilizing-device-failed-before-deadly-crash-in-the-sinai/
