| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 18, 1971 |
| Time: | 0940 |
| Location: | Near Pegnitz, West Germany |
| Operator: | Military - U.S. Army |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Ludwigsburg - Grafenwohr |
| AC Type: | Boeing Vertol CH-47A (helicopter) |
| Registration: | 66-19023 |
| cn / ln: | ? |
| Aboard: | 37 (passengers:32 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 37 (passengers:32 crew:5) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The helicopter, carrying American troops to an exercise, crashed into a hayfield and exploded in flames. Fatigue failure of the rotor blade led to its failure and structural failure of the aircraft. |
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