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| Disposition of the CH-47D Helicopters |
| In service to the United States Army |
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| Big Windy's 88-00104 and Neuschwanstein Castle. |
| As of October 2005, we had generally a good idea what became of most of the 444 D model Chinooks manufactured for the U.S. Army. Many of the details surrounding the demise of most of the known lost aircraft has remained a mystery. |
| This list does not include MH-47D model tail numbers. |
| Click-N-Go on an underlined tail number to read more about a specific Chinook. |
| Airframe Losses |
| 26 D model airframes have been lost. |
| Due to Accidents |
| 19 airframes have been lost due to accidents. |
| --- Crashed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky --- |
| On 24 July 1990, one airframe was lost due to an accident when the sling load contacted the ground, forcing the aircraft to flip over and crash inverted: |
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| --- Crashed at Boeing --- |
| On 7 July 1985, one airframe crashed during a company test flight while still at the Boeing facilities in Pennsylvania, details unknown: |
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| --- Crashed in Afghanistan --- |
| On 28 January 2002, one airframe was lost due to an accident after encountering brown out conditions and subsequently suffering from a hard landing. The airframe was later destroyed in place: |
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| In 2003, one airframe was lost due to an accident after encountering an engine failure and subsequently suffering from a hard landing. The airframe was later destroyed in place: |
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| On 6 April 2005, one airframe was lost due to an accident after encountering adverse environmental conditions and crashed: |
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| On 25 September 2005, one airframe was lost due to an accident, details unknown: |
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| On 5 May 2006, one airframe was lost due to an accident when it rolled off a ridgeline while transporting soldiers on the battlefield: |
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| --- Crashed In Saudi Arabia --- |
| On 1 March 1991, one airframe crashed during Operation Desert Shield / Storm when it struck a tower: |
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| --- Crashed at Fort Stewart --- |
| On 9 April 1986, one airframe was lost in a mid-air collision with an AH-1 Cobra: |
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| --- Crashed at Fort Hood, Texas --- |
| On 24 April 1995, five personnel were killed when one airframe was lost near Florence in Williamson County. The accident occurred as a result of the rotor system disintegrating during a maintenance test flight. A bushing was not installed in the aft swashplate during a maintenance procedure: |
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| --- Crashed in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) --- |
| On 4 December 1989, one airframe was lost due to an accident when it struck a ridgeline while operating in marginal VFR weather conditions with a sling load: |
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| --- Crashed in California --- |
| On 29 May 2002, one airframe was lost in a post crash fire after attempting an aft gear landing on a pinnacle. The aft rotor system contacted the ground, initiating the airframe destruction: |
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| --- Crashed in Kansas --- |
| On 31 July 1994, one airframe was lost due to an accident when it hit high tension power lines, disintegrated, and fell into the Osage River: |
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| --- Crashed in Idaho --- |
| On 23 September 1994, one airframe was lost due to an accident when the rotor system struck the ground while the aircrew was attempting to land on a ridgeline: |
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| --- Crashed in Iraq --- |
| On 28 August 2003, one airframe was lost due to an accident after encountering brown out conditions and subsequently suffering from a hard landing: |
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| In April 2004, one airframe was lost due to an accident after encountering brown out conditions and subsequently suffering from a hard landing: |
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| On 22 May 2005, one airframe was lost due to an accident, details unknown: |
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| On 2 July 2005, one airframe was lost due to an accident when it landing on a pad and the pad was ingested by the rotor system: |
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| --- Crashed in the Republic of Alaska --- |
| On 20 April 2004, one airframe was lost when interaction between the airframe and terra-ferma became unavoidable: |
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| Due to Enemy Action |
| Two airframes have been lost due to enemy fire. |
| --- Shot Down in Iraq --- |
| On 2 November 2003, one airframe was lost when it was shot down in Iraq: |
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| --- Shot Down in Afghanistan --- |
| On 4 December 2005, one airframe was lost when it was shot down in Afghanistan: |
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| Due to Mechanical Failure |
| Five airframes have been lost due to mechanical failure. |
| --- Crashed in Saudia Arabia --- |
| On 11 January 1991, one aircraft was lost when the number two engine transmission failed in flight causing an in-flight fire: |
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| --- Rolled Inverted --- |
| On 11 April 1997, one airframe rolled inverted severely damaging the airframe, and was later utilized as a ballistic evaluation device at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland: |
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| --- Crashed in Honduras --- |
| On 8 December 1988, one airframe was lost when an engine transmission failed in flight: |
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| --- Crashed near Chico, Texas --- |
| On 25 February 1988, while on a routine flight from Fort Hood, Texas, to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, one airframe was lost after suffering from an in-flight fire caused by the failure of the number two engine transmission and driveshaft. There were ten killed and eight burned: |
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| --- Crashed in the Republic of Alaska --- |
| On 10 October 1992, one airframe was lost when a small screw in an upper dual boost actuator failed due to hydrogen embrittlement: |
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| --- Converted to F Model --- |
| Two airframes were converted to F models: |
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| --- Converted to G Model --- |
| One airframe was converted to a G model: |
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| --- In Flyable Service --- |
| 415 D model Chinook helicopters were in service as of May 2006: |
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