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| Date: | Thursday 4 March 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | B Company, 82nd Avn Bn, 82nd Airborne, US Army |
| Registration: | 79-23324 |
| MSN: | 70.141 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Bragg, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
Sikorsky UH-60A 79-23324 of US Army 2 Company, 82nd Airborne, written off 4 March 1982 when crashed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, reportedly "due to stabilator issues". There were 2 fatalities:
Captain William B. Dinkler [Pilot]
CW3 Bernard E. Vincent Jr [Instructor Pilot]
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1979.html
2. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/20506/_
3. http://armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 23-Sep-2013 11:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2013 11:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2023 02:41 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 06-Oct-2025 17:47 | 4MrLifer | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
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