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Sikorsky UH-60A Blackhawk - Fatal Accident (Florida)

Date: 25-MAY-2021

Time: c. 16:00

Type: Sikorsky UH-60A Blackhawk

Owner/operator: Brainerd Helicopters Inc

Registration: N9FH

MSN: 70219

Fatalities: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4

Other fatalities: 0

Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)

Category: Accident

Location: Near Leesburg International Airport (LEE/KLEE), FL -  United States of America

Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)

Nature: Training

Departure airport: Leesburg International Airport (LEE/KLEE), FL

Destination airport: Leesburg International Airport (LEE/KLEE), FL

Investigating agency: NTSB

Narrative:

A firefighting Sikorsky UH-60A Blackhawk crashed in wooded marshland during a training flight close to Leesburg International Airport (LEE/KLEE), Florida. A post crash fire occurred. There were four POB and no survivors.

Registered by FAA with its former US Army serial 80-23461 as c/n. reserialted 96-2666.

No survivors found after firefighting helicopter crashes into Florida marsh

One person is confirmed dead and no survivors have been found after a firefighting helicopter crashed into a Florida marsh on Tuesday, authorities said.

The crash occurred around 4 p.m. near Leesburg Airport in central Florida during a training exercise, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Four people were on board the Sikorsky UH-60 firefighting helicopter, the agency said.

There is one confirmed death at this time, the Leesburg Fire Department, which responded to the scene, said in a statement around 9 p.m. Tuesday.

"The crash appears to be a total loss," the department said. "No survivors have been located."

A fire at the scene has been largely brought under control, and the U.S. Forest Service was working to prevent any vegetation fires, the Leesburg Fire Department said.

The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation of the crash.