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Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing Chinook" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1925–1934) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1935–1939) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1940–1942) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1943–1944)
According to the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), 12 of 41 U.S. Army brownout accidents between 2002 and 2005 involved CH-47s. Data compiled by POGO from government sources show the Chinook flew 7 percent of all U.S. Army helicopter flight hours between 2003 and 2005 but accounted for 30 percent of all brownout-related accidents. [18]
The flight disappears from radio contact and does not arrive in Hawaii; debris and bodies are located weeks later. The cause was not determined, though the investigation found high levels of carbon monoxide in many of the human remains. February 1, 1957 20 78 81 Northeast Airlines Flight 823: Queens, New York City: New York: Douglas DC-6A
The Air Force does not have comparable data for the Chinook, the most similar helicopter to the Osprey, but as of 2019 the Chinook had an average Class A mishap rate of 1.37.
The crash was the single deadliest during the entire Operation Enduring Freedom campaign. The previous biggest single-day loss for American forces in Afghanistan involved a Chinook that was shot down near Kabul in Kunar Province in June 2005 with all aboard killed, including a 16-member U.S. Special Operations team. [66] [67]
The deliberate crashes of the aforementioned American Airlines Flight 11, as well as United Airlines Flight 175 at the World Trade Center, and the subsequent collapse of both towers on 11 September 2001 caused 2,606 ground fatalities in addition to the deaths of the 157 people on board both flights, making it the deadliest aviation disaster in ...
Aircraft crashes with a high number of ground fatalities typically occur in areas where there are large congregations of people, such as buildings, marketplaces, neighborhoods, and sporting events. As of 1 January 2025, 64 accidents and incidents have resulted in at least twelve ground fatalities, fourteen at least 50 ground fatalities, and ...