Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter 88-00098.

88-00098

   88-00098, Boeing D model kit number M3272, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 30 August 1989. The administrative strike date was 28 August 2003. As of 22 June 1998, 88-00098 had accumulated at least 1,011.5 D model hours and 6,466.0 total aircraft hours.

   88-00098 was a conversion from the original C model Chinook 69-17116.

   On 2 September 1988, 88-00098 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and initially scheduled for assignment to D Company -"Cyclones", 502nd Aviation Regiment, United States Army Europe (USAREUR), located at Coleman Barracks, near Mannheim, in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), formerly known as West Germany.

   At some point, and as of 28 August 2003, 88-00098 was assigned to F Company - "Big Windy", 159th Aviation Regiment, USAREUR, located at Giebelstadt, FRG.

   At some point, 88-00098 was deployed to Iraq with F Company in support of the "War on Terrorism".

   On 28 August 2003, 88-00098 was lost due to an accident. The aircraft encountered brown-out conditions during landing at a refuel point and impacted the ground, coming to rest on its right side.

   As of 28 August 2003, this aircraft was 33.1 years old.

   As of 28 August 2003, the last known location of 88-00098 was in Iraq, assigned to F Company, 159th Aviation Regiment.

   Aircraft status: Crashed.