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90-00201, Boeing D model kit number M3353, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 30 April 1991. As of 31 July 1994, 90-00201 had accumulated at least 491.6 D model hours and 3,274.0 total aircraft hours. 90-00201 was a conversion from the original C model Chinook 67-18530. On 5 May 1990, 90-00201 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and initially scheduled for assignment to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 146th Aviation Group, 102nd United States Army Reserve Command (ARCO), United States Army Reserve (USAR), 5th Army, Forces Command (FORSCOM), located at Olathe, Kansas and remained there until it was lost in an accident. On 31 July 1994, 90-00201, while following the Osage River near Jefferson City, Missouri, and flying low level approximately 50 feet above the water and at 80 knots indicated airspeed (KIAS), the aircraft struck a set of four high tension power lines that crossed the river. The aircraft disintegrated and fell into approximately 12 to 15 feet of water. All 4 crew members were fatally injured. As of 31 July 1994, the last known location of 90-00201 was in the Osage River. Aircraft status: Crashed. |
