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UH-60 Black Hawk Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the UH-60 Black Hawk, each with a date and source. See the UH-60 Black Hawk overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 0 events 0 2022 2023 — 5 events 5 2023 2024 — 5 events 5 2024 2025 — 6 events 6 2025 2026 to 29 Sep — 12 events 12 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 29 Sep 2026.

By event type 28 events logged · 12 airframes lost
  • Shot down 1
  • Destroyed 1
  • Crash 9
  • Damaged 7
  • Delivered 7
  • Ordered 2
  • Transfer 1

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UH-60 Black Hawk losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. SEP 172026 16× S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Ordered 🇺🇸 United States · Sixteen more UH-60M ordered from Sikorsky for 234.5 million dollars; estimated completion June 2028.
  2. AUG 282026 S-70/UH-60M Damaged 🇲🇽 Mexico · Lost power on takeoff and struck the ground inside El Salto military base; the seven aboard suffered minor injuries.
  3. AUG 262026 7× S-70i Delivered 🇵🇭 Philippines · Final seven S-70i handed over at Villamor AB, completing the 32-helicopter order and taking the fleet to 47.
  4. AUG 252026 2× S-70/UH-60M Delivered 🇸🇰 Slovakia · Two UH-60M special-operations Black Hawks landed at Kuchyňa AB before joining the 51st Helicopter Wing at Prešov; fleet now eleven.
  5. AUG 252026 S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · 160th SOAR MH-60 hard-landed near Golden Gate Canyon, Colorado; all three rotor blades damaged, crew of four uninjured.
  6. AUG 32026 5× S-70i Delivered 🇵🇭 Philippines · Final five S-70i flown into Clark aboard an An-124, closing the 32-helicopter Phase 4 contract.
  7. JUL 172026 S-70/HH-60G/U/W/MH-60G Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Helicopters damaged in Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on Muwaffaq Salti AB, Azraq; two US service members killed, one missing.
  8. APR 32026 S-70/HH-60G/U/W/MH-60G Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Two HH-60W Jolly Green II CSAR helicopters struck by Iranian small-arms fire and MANPADS during F-15E rescue mission inside Iran; both returned to base with crew casualties.
  9. APR 12026 2× S-70/MH-60R/UH-60P Delivered 🇰🇷 South Korea · Two more MH-60R Seahawks formally accepted by the ROK Navy for the 62nd Maritime Helicopter Group at Jinhae.
  10. MAR 232026 S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · UH-60 Black Hawk struck by FPV drone from Iranian-backed militia at Camp Victory, Baghdad; drone hit the rotor area, no crew casualties.
  11. MAR 202026 S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · US Army receives first optionally piloted UH-60MX Black Hawk for autonomy evaluation at Fort Eustis.
  12. JAN 162026 S-70/UH-60A Destroyed 🇮🇱 Israel · Sling-load mishap over Gush Etzion; damaged UH-60 detached from CH-53 and crashed; no injuries.
  13. OCT 212025 2× S-70/UH-60M Delivered 🇱🇹 Lithuania · First UH-60M Black Hawks delivered to the Lithuanian Air Force.
  14. OCT 162025 S-70i Crash 🇨🇱 Chile · UH-60 crashed in the Aysen Region; one of four crew killed.
  15. SEP 172025 S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Crash 🇺🇸 United States · A UH-60 Black Hawk from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
  16. AUG 212025 UH-60 Black Hawk Shot down 🇨🇴 Colombia · Police UH-60L brought down by an explosive attack during coca eradication near Amalfi, Antioquia; at least 12 police officers killed, the Colombian President said.
  17. MAR 52025 S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · UH-60 of Joint Task Force Bravo damaged in an emergency landing near Soto Cano Air Base; five crew uninjured.
  18. JAN 292025 S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Crash 🇺🇸 United States · UH-60L collided mid-air with a regional airliner over the Potomac near Reagan National; all 67 people aboard both aircraft killed.
  19. SEP 112024 S-70/UH-60A Crash 🇮🇱 Israel · The Israeli service said a UH-60A crashed at Rafah during medical evacuation; two personnel died and seven were injured.
  20. MAR 112024 S-70/UH-60A Damaged 🇮🇱 Israel · UH-60 Black Hawk damaged in a ground collision at Nevatim Airbase; three officers lightly hurt, the IDF said.
  21. FEB 52024 S-70i/UH-60L Crash 🇨🇴 Colombia · Crashed in rural Unguía during a supply mission; the Army said four soldiers died and three were injured.
  22. JAN 132024 2× S-70/UH-60A Delivered 🇦🇱 Albania · First two UH-60A Black Hawks arrived in Albania under a United States-supported modernisation programme.
  23. JAN 132024 2× S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Transfer 🇺🇸 United States · Two former United States Army UH-60As transferred to Albania for its new Black Hawk fleet.
  24. NOV 102023 S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed into the Mediterranean during aerial refueling training; the Department of Defense said all five crew members were killed.
  25. APR 62023 S-70/UH-60JA Crash 🇯🇵 Japan · A UH-60JA came down in the sea near Miyakojima during a reconnaissance flight with ten personnel aboard.
  26. MAR 292023 2× S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Two HH-60 medevac Black Hawks collided near Cadiz, Kentucky, during night training, killing nine soldiers.
  27. FEB 152023 S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Crash 🇺🇸 United States · A Tennessee National Guard UH-60L crashed near Harvest, Alabama, killing both crew members.
  28. JAN 182023 40× S-70/UH-60M Ordered 🇦🇺 Australia · Australia confirmed the acquisition of 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters.