Accident on Adams...

Accident on Adams...

The Blackhawk hovers before dropping Forest Service climbing rangers. Note Mt. Hood on right margin; town of Trout Lake below. One climber severely injured; later expired in surgery. Name not known.
Honkeydong
on Feb 18, 2002 12:48 pm
Image Type(s): Alpine Climbing
Image ID: 5105

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JScoles

JScoles - Feb 19, 2002 8:31 am - Hasn't voted

Where's the roter??

Just to sound a little anoying the helicoper is a Blackhawk not a Chinook.



The Chinook has two roters and is much bigger.

Honkeydong

Honkeydong - Feb 19, 2002 1:29 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Where's the roter??

Ahh-Righto! But, roter is spelled rotor. Now who's a bit annoying?

JScoles

JScoles - Feb 19, 2002 2:35 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Where's the roter??

I bow to the Master!!!

Honkeydong

Honkeydong - Nov 12, 2018 11:25 pm - Hasn't voted

Pavehawk, or Blackhawk?

Any helo drivers know?

Honkeydong

Honkeydong - Nov 12, 2018 11:25 pm - Hasn't voted

Pavehawk, or Blackhawk?

Any helo drivers know?

Honkeydong

Honkeydong - Nov 12, 2018 11:25 pm - Hasn't voted

Pavehawk, or Blackhawk?

Any helo drivers know?

nartreb

nartreb - Nov 13, 2018 12:02 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Pavehawk, or Blackhawk?

They're the same airframe; PAVE refers to a bunch of upgrades, mostly to electronics. In particular, the "Pave Hawk" should have a FLIR mounted under the nose, alongside a radome and a mid-air-fueling thingy. I don't see those, so I think this is a BlackHawk. Could also be one of the naval variations (knighthawk , seahawk).

Local rescue teams (e.g. sherriff's office) tend to have smaller choppers. A Blackhawk-type chopper is probably military. Maybe National Guard or Reserve, but Navy is certainly possible.

A bit of Googling shows that the Army has choppers at Yakima Training Center that have been used in at least one rescue on Mt Adams, in Sept 2018. I believe those are UH-60s (Blackhawk, not Pave Hawk). Who did your rescue in 2002, and what equipment they had then, I don't know.

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