Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter 89-00138.

89-00138

E Company - "Centurions", 502nd Aviation Regiment, unit decal, circa 1989.

Property of

E Company - " Centurions "

502nd Aviation Regiment

Aviano Airbase, Italy

1989

F Company - "Big Windy", 159th Aviation Regiment, unit decal, circa 2002.

Property of

F Company - " Big Windy "

159th Aviation Regiment

Giebelstadt, Germany

2002

" American Pie " - the nose art of 89-00138, circa July 2002. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version of this image.

   89-00138, Boeing D model kit number M3292, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 27 February 1990. As of 31 January 2014, 89-00138 had accumulated at least 4,179.4 D model hours and 8,148.4 total aircraft hours.

   89-00138 was a conversion from the original C model Chinook 67-18533.

   On 2 February 1989, 89-00138 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and initially assigned to E Company - "Centurions", 502nd Aviation Regiment, located at Aviano Air Base, near Vicenza, Italy.

   At some point, 89-00138 was transferred to F Company - "Big Windy", 159th Aviation Regiment, located at Giebelstadt, in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG).

   On 6 July 2002, 89-00138 was involved in an accident on Camp Bondsteel, Serbia. While conducting training and decelerating for a fast-rope infiltration, the aircraft struck the ground. As the tail section of the airframe contacted the ground, the aft landing gear, ramp, aft rotor system, and fuselage were damaged.

   In September 2002, 89-00138 was transported via strategic air (STRATAIR), in this case a United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, to an unknown location to facilitate major repairs.

   In 2013, the Aviation Missile Command (AMCOM) decided to sell CH-47D airframes on the open market to dispose of the D model fleet and utilize the funds acquired in the sale of those assets to fund future CH-47 requirements. The United States Government General Services Administration (GSA) handled the auction process.

   89-00138, along with 88-00097 and 88-00109, was put up for auction in early January 2014 with an auction closing date of 20 January 2014. The minimum reserve bid price was $1,000,000. 89-00138 failed to sell.

   On 20 January 2014, 89-00138 was again placed on the auction block with a reserve bid price of $2,800,000

   By the closing date of 31 January 2014, 89-00138 sold at auction to an unknown buyer for $2,800,001.

   As of 1 January 2014, this aircraft was 45.6 years old.

   As of 31 January 2014, the last known location of 89-00138 was at at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama.

   Aircraft status: Flyable.

Camp Bondsteel, Serbia, Accident Photographs

6 July 2002: Sitting in the grass at Camp Bondsteel, Serbia, this photograph shows 89-00138 shortly after the accident.

6 July 2002: Sitting in the grass at Camp Bondsteel, Serbia, this photograph shows 89-00138, extensively damaged, shortly after the accident. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version of this image.

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Strategic Air (STRATAIR) Transport Photographs

September 2002: An unknown individual poses next to the aft pylon of 89-00138 as it is preparing to take a ride aboard a United States Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Camp Able Sentry, Macedonia. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version of this image.

September 2002: 89-00138 was trucked from the accident site to a loading area on the airfield and is preparing to take a ride aboard a United States Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Camp Able Sentry, Macedonia. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version of this image.

89-00138 being loaded aboard a United States Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Camp Able Sentry, Macedonia.

September 2002: 89-00138 is preparing to take a ride aboard a United States Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Camp Able Sentry, Macedonia. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version of this image.

September 2002: The C-17 aircraft slowly rolls down the taxiway as it prepares to return 89-00138 to an unknown location in the Continental United States (CONUS) for major repair. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version of this image.

Repaired and Flying Again

19 August 2006: Having been repaired and looking real fine, 89-00138 is spotted at Flughafen Graz-Thalerhof, Austria, performing an unknown mission. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version of this image.

Auction Photographs (GSA, circa late 2013)

CH-47D Chinook helicopter 89-00138 sitting at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama, during the auction process as it went up for sale to the highest bidder on the commercial market.

The identifying information painted on the side of CH-47D Chinook helicopter 89-00138 just aft of the left pilot's door as it sat at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama, during the auction process as it went up for sale to the highest bidder on the commercial market.

A view up the ramp of CH-47D Chinook helicopter 89-00138 sitting at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama, during the auction process as it went up for sale to the highest bidder on the commercial market.

A left rear view of CH-47D Chinook helicopter 89-00138 as it sat at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama, during the auction process as it went up for sale to the highest bidder on the commercial market.

A left side view of CH-47D Chinook helicopter 89-00138 as it sat at Madison Executive Airport (KMDQ), Meridianville, Alabama, during the auction process as it went up for sale to the highest bidder on the commercial market.

This aircraft was piloted by:

CW3 Dennis Busch, PC/MTP/ME, 2002

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