ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77619
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 October 1983 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 81-23557 |
| MSN: | 70.278 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mt. Ranier -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lewis, WA |
| Packwood Area | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Part of flight of 3 doing night vision training. Flame (flare?) was seen, then fell to ground and burst into flames. CW2 Gary Tinkham, WO1 Micheal Stewart, SGT John Bourassa & SP4 Robert Young died.
Sources:
Scramble
Army Aircrews, DOD casualty records.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 16-Oct-2015 17:39 | RodgerAsai | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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