ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231864
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| Date: | Thursday 2 January 2020 |
| Time: | 08:07 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) |
| Registration: | 933 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Wulei District, New Taipei City -
 Taiwan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Taipei-Sung Shan Air Base |
| Dong'ao, Yilan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Taiwanese military helicopter crashed in a forest in mountainous terrain.
There were on board 3 crew members and 10 military officials. 8 occupants died.
Viability was poor.
The CVR and FDR have been recovered.
Sources:
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3848890
https://zh-cn.facebook.com/Scramblemagazine/posts/3300837513276093
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/202001040003.aspx
Media:
🇹🇼 Eight people including the chief of Taiwan’s armed forces were killed Thursday after the Black Hawk carrying them crashed on a mountainside during a routine trip. pic.twitter.com/R0WiiRBtRM
— air plus news (english) (@airplusnews_EN) January 2, 2020
Eight people including the chief of Taiwan’s armed forces were killed Thursday after the military helicopter carrying them crashed on a mountainside during a routine trip, Taiwan’s military said https://t.co/aXyjctwfPV
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 2, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2020 06:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jan-2020 07:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Jan-2020 07:42 | harro | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2020 08:12 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2020 08:43 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 02-Jan-2020 11:10 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2020 20:17 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2021 06:34 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
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