Deadly Helicopter Crashes in Iraq

Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007 | 8:38 a.m.

Some of the deadliest helicopter crashes in Iraq since March 2003

Aug. 22, 2007: A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in northern Iraq, killing all 14 U.S. soldiers aboard. The military said initial indications showed the aircraft experienced a mechanical problem and there were no indications of hostile fire.

Jan. 20, 2007: A Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, killing 12 American soldiers aboard.

Jan. 7, 2006: A Black Hawk helicopter carrying eight U.S. troops and four American civilians crashed near the northern city of Tal Afar, killing all aboard.

April 21, 2005: A Bulgarian-owned MI-8 helicopter was shot down by missile fire 12 miles north of Baghdad, killing 11 people six American bodyguards for U.S. diplomats, three Bulgarian crew members and two security guards from Fiji.

Jan. 26, 2005: A CH-53 Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in a sandstorm in western Iraq, killing 30 Marines and a U.S. sailor.

Nov. 15, 2003: Two Black Hawks crashed in Mosul, killing 17 soldiers. The military said the helicopters collided during a likely rocket-propelled grenade attack.

Nov. 2, 2003: A Chinook transport helicopter was shot down near Fallujah, killing 15. The military believed a SA-7 shoulder-fired missile struck an engine.

March 30, 2003: A Sea Knight crashed in Kuwait, about nine miles from the Iraq border, killing eight British troops and four U.S. Marines. No hostile fire was reported in the area.