2005 — Apr 6, US Army Chinook crash in heavy sandstorm near Ghazni, Afghanistan–all 18

lornajarrettblanchard April 6, 2005

–18 Aviation Safety Network. US Army Chinook crash, heavy dust storm, Afghanistan, 4-6-2005.
–18 The Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO. “Helicopter death toll climbs to 18.” 4-9-2005, p. 6.

Narrative Information

Aviation Safety Network, flight Safety Foundation, Database, 2005:
“Date: 06-Apr-2005 Time: 14:30
“Type: Boeing CH-47D Chinook
“Registration 88-00100 MSN: M3274
“Fatalities: Fatalities: 18 / Occupants
….
“Location: 5 km from Ghazni – Afghanistan
“Phase: En route
“Nature: Military
“Departure airport: [Not noted.] Destination airport: Bagram Airfield
“Narrative:

“The CH-47D Chinook helicopter crashed near Khudaidad village in Ghazni province, 80 miles SW of Kabul during a heavy dust storm. The severe dust storm contained winds of more than 45 knots that caused the pilots to lose outside visibility. The pilots were transitioning to instrument flight procedures when they became spatially disoriented and over-controlled the aircraft.”

Newspaper

April 9: “Kabul, Afghanistan – The remains of two more American soldiers were found in the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in Afghanistan, raising the number killed to 18, the military said today. Even before the higher death toll, the incident was the deadliest for Americans here since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. The CH-47 Chinook went down during a sandstorm Wednesday near Ghazni, 80 miles south of the capital, Kabul. Thirteen U.S. service members and three civilian contractors were previously confirmed dead.” (The Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO. “Helicopter death toll climbs to 18.” 4-9-2005, p. 6.)

Sources

Aviation Safety Network, flight Safety Foundation, Database, 2005. US Army Chinook crash, heavy dust storm, near Ghazni, Afghanistan, 4-6-2005. Accessed 7-31-2023 at:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/56476

The Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO. “Helicopter death toll climbs to 18.” 4-9-2005, p. 6. Accessed 7-31-2023 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-apr-09-2005-p-6/