Japan Ground Self-Defence Force UH-60 Black Hawk Crash
Event Report
Japan Ground Self-Defence Force
| Date | April 6, 2022 |
| Country | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Force | Japan Ground Self-Defence Force |
| Location |
North of Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
24.77, 125.32 |
| Aircraft | UH-60 Black Hawk |
| Event type | Crash |
| Change | -1 active |
Description
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA Black Hawk disappeared from radar on the afternoon of 6 April 2022 shortly after leaving Miyako Island on a reconnaissance flight, and debris was later found at sea. The GSDF chief of staff said ten people were aboard, including the commander of the division based in Kumamoto, according to AP. The Ground Self-Defense Force later confirmed the deaths of two crew members recovered from a seabed about 100 metres deep, and the others remained missing.
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