Turkish Army UH-60 Black Hawk Crash
Event Report
Turkish Army
| Date | Sept. 4, 2022 |
| Country | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Force | Turkish Army |
| Location | Northern Iraq (Operation Claw-Lock area) |
| Aircraft | UH-60 Black Hawk |
| Event type | Crash |
| Change | -1 active |
Description
A Turkish military Sikorsky helicopter crashed in northern Iraq late on 4 September 2022 in an area where Turkish forces were operating, the Turkish Defence Ministry announced, according to Turkish Minute. The ministry said one soldier died and seven others were pulled alive from the wreckage. The crash occurred during Operation Claw-Lock, launched in April 2022 against the Kurdistan Workers' Party in northern Iraq. The ministry statement gave no cause beyond placing the accident in the operational area, and the aircraft type was described only as a Sikorsky helicopter.
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